Otto Alexander Altenburg died on October 18, 1997, at the age of 72. He was a Navy veteran, a
graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and President of
Altenburg Piano House in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The Altenburg Company is the
oldest family-owned piano house in the U.S., and has remained in family hands
since its founder made the first Altenburg piano in 1847. During his tenure as
president, Mr. Altenburg expanded the house's operations to 11 showrooms,
including one at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
