When was the first Steinway upright made???

[Cy Shuster]

That matches what Steinway's site says.  They had a contest to find the
oldest extant piano.  They found an upright S/N 5488 from July 1862!

http://www.steinway.com/noteworthy/news/final_oldest_steinway.shtml

--Cy Shuster--
Rochester, MN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Thomas Cole
To: Pianotech
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: When was the first Steinway upright made???


   According to Richard K. Lieberman in his book, Steinway & Sons, the first
uprights made were ser. nos. 5451 and 5452, April, 1862.

Tom Cole