- Gustav Otto Ludolf Heine
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Gustav Otto Ludolf Heine (January 7, 1868 – April 23, 1959) was the owner of a successful piano business (Heine Piano Company) in San Francisco, which was formerly his boss's (Bruenn Piano Company) . He was born near Boizenburg in the German grand duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on January 7, 1868.
He moved to Napa Valley, possibly in 1873, with his parents and seven siblings. By the time he was sixteen years old, he moved to San Francisco getting a job sweeping floors at the Bruenn Piano Company. He was soon trained as a piano tuner, and within two years became partner at Bruenn. After a disagreement, Heine forcefully became owner of the company. He also sold pianos made by other manufacturers under his name, his pianos may say Cleveland and San Francisco.
Gustav Heine is credited with owning the only known Heine-Velox car ever built. He died on April 23, 1959 in Sunol, California, southwest of S.F. across the Bay in Alameda County.
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