[CAUT] Interesting Story and Clark

[Alan Crane]

At 12:00 AM 8/17/06, Rob & Helen Goodale wrote:
>Anyone else ever come across a left shifting action?

Hi Rob,

The old Steinway model C ( 7' 6") shifted to the left;  I think they 
stopped producing them in the USA in 1913 but I believe Hamburg has 
been producing them all along (don't know which way the Hamburg Cs shift).

Also, sitting in my shop right now, I have a 4' 9", 1923, Premier 
grand which shifts to the left.  Its really small with bass-sustain 
instead of a sostenuto and I'd call it cheap except that the 
materials and the workmanship seem to be pretty good!  I guess I'd 
describe it as "no frills."
I have no idea why they designed it to shift left instead of right 
... unless its an early "grey-market" piano meant to be sold in the 
southern-hemisphere ...           :)



Regards,

Alan B. Crane,  RPT
School of Music
Wichita State University
alan.crane at wichita.edu