Posted by Rick Taylor on May 23, 2017
Ted Good is the owner of Steinway Piano Gallery Cleveland and the T.S. Good Church Organ Company located in Boston Heights, Ohio.  A lifelong resident of Northeast Ohio, he began his career in the music industry in 1969 working at a music store at Chapel Hill Mall, attending the University of Akron and finishing his studies at Baldwin Wallace University. In 1978 he purchased that music store and was appointed an exclusive representative for Steinway & Sons in Northeast Ohio in 1983.  Throughout his life, Ted has served on numerous boards for musical arts organizations, universities and the music industry national trade association.  Ted and his wife Teresa share a commitment to musical arts advocacy and have been season subscribers to the Canton Symphony Orchestra, among others, for over 25 years.  When not enjoying the myriad of musical performances of his clients, the Goods will usually be found on one of the Lake Erie islands.
 
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
 
Inside the Business of America’s Most Famous Name in Music….STEINWAY & SONS
One hundred sixty four years ago Henry Englehard Steinweg emigrated to the United Sates and founded the greatest musical instrument company in the world, Steinway & Sons.  Always lauded for their piano’s musical qualities and historic performances, the business practices and behaviors that began and continue Steinway’s success today are a story seldom told. 
 
Ted Good, President and CEO of Steinway Piano Gallery Cleveland will share his insights into the business practices of this great American entrepreneurial company from his nearly forty years of insider experiences.