The piano as an instrument of the state -- Maria Feodorovna, the piano and the role of women -- Entrepreneurs and artisans : Diederichs and his competitors -- An industry matures and expands -- Pianos, patrons, performers and composers -- The piano and society by mid-century -- The piano and the Russian Far East -- Russian piano artisans in the closing decades of the century -- The piano in Russia after 1917 -- A legacy