Hello John Hartman You've got a really good thread going here - I hope you don't mind me joining in a bit? My model "A" has, what the London Steinway people call a "Tone Bell". Is this what you are calling the "Pulsator"? It can be seen to be there by simply looking at the frame on the treble side. There you will see, or will not see the square head of what apperas to be a large "carriage bolt". Looking underneath the piano there is this inverted conical casting. I note in my rounds that it is only the Steinways with the "Sostenuto" pedal which has this feature - be it an 85 note or an 88 note keyboard. As to creating a new piano from scratch I leave that sort of think to that Italian chap Fazioli (I think that's his name) Anyone had experience of these "wunder-pianos"? Regards Michael G (UK)
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