Hi, Brian: You are probably aware of the section in Larry Fine's "The Piano Book" on Steinways (the chapter "Buying a Used Piano"). Pp. 164 and 165 (3rd edition) have the best catalogue of Steinway upright models I am aware of. Yours, for example, seems to be a Model E (or ancestor, whatever that means). I have begun to photo-document and catalog all the Steinway uprights, because I have not found this information in one place. Since I lost touch with the only model "E" I know about (client died, piano sold at auction), I am interested in any pictures you might share with me of this piano. I try to take a set to document the piano prior to teardown - if you do this I would gladly pay for the cost of extra prints or negatives. I give a program on the Steinway upright (will do so at the Los Angeles PTG chapter this month), and will give a slide show too. If you have slides, I could use them in the program if you are willing. Again, glad to pay for it ahead of time, and shipping etc. At least one model of Steinway upright includes a radical application of the continuous rim concept, integrating a bent rim all the way around the piano, from top left to top right corner. I am trying to document any of these. Does your piano do anything like this? With the extensive work Jack Wyatt has done on 19th century instruments, I wouldn't be surprised he has done some documenting of the Steinway upright, but I haven't asked him. Fine refers to someone in his book too, but I haven't followed up on that either. Hope this helps! Bill Shull University of Redlands, La Sierra University, University of Redlands n a message dated 5/2/00 11:41:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time, btrout@desupernet.net writes: << Hi List, I have an old Steinway vertical that's sitting here in my shop, waiting for me to rebuild. I own it, so there's no major rush. It's in pretty poor condition, but I had acquired it with the intention of giving it the 'works' anyway. So it will get a new board and block and a bunch of new action stuff, you know, the works. I don't know much about it though. I'll lay out what I can find, in case someone out there might know what it is. Serial # 60624 Ebonized (printed on the plate) 48 1/2 inches high 85 notes 2 pedals also found raised lettering on the plate: 28/5.87 and right underneath that: 1197 Any idea of what model it might be? or how old? or what it might be worth finished? just a guess? I haven't really taken this thing apart other than just the top and bottom boards. I might have missed something important.? Any thoughts or comments would certainly be welcome. No hurry. Thanks, Brian Trout Quarryville, PA btrout@desupernet.net >>
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