Avery, At 01:48 PM 2/22/2006, Avery wrote: >Cy, > >I thought the 'L' replaced the old 'O'. Why are they now bringing >back the 'O'? Just curious. Also, why are they bringing back the >'A'? It's hard to believe that Steinway is admitting they made a mistake!!! :-) They're not admitting a mistake. It has strictly to do with marketing. After all, Rolls Royce has never had a broken axle. Best. Horace >Avery Todd > >At 08:12 PM 2/19/2006, you wrote: >>http://www.steinway.com/features/MainFeature_SteinwayO.shtml >> >>Steinway & Sons New York Re-Introduces The Steinway Model O >> >> >>In 1902, the Model O was first produced by the Steinway & Sons New >>York factory and introduced to the American consumer market as the >>"Miniature" Steinway grand piano. It was the Model O that was the >>first Steinway grand piano to feature the classic Steinway case >>design known as Sketch 380 Sheraton (squared off, spade-shaped >>legs) designed by Eugene F. Ayuso, now the standard case design for >>all Steinway grand models. >> >>When the Model O grand was a brand new scale, it reflected several >>major new technical innovations with its unprecedented >>incorporation of 26 notes in the bass section. The plate design did >>not incorporate adjustable rear duplexes, but had instead solid >>duplex ribs cast in the plate. Examination of early Model O grands >>reveals that Henry Ziegler who designed this model conducted many >>experiments and made several adjustments in features and layout. In >>1902 and again in 1904, New York factory log book entries for Model >>O grands say, "Model A shape" (i.e., square tail instead of >>standard Model O round tail). These few early experimental Model O >>grands with square tails might well be considered to be the >>earliest predecessors of the Model L grand. >> >>As mentioned, Henry Ziegler (1857-1930) designed and invented the >>Model O. He also designed and invented the Models M (1912) and L >>(1923), both of which are based on the original Model O design and >>scale. The Model M (5'7") is a slightly shorter version of the >>Model O. The Model L is essentially the same scale as the Model O >>but with a square tail, rather than round. The Model S (5'1"), >>which was introduced in 1936, is also based on the Model O design and scale. >> >>In 1906, the Model O bass bridge was changed from straight to >>curved, and the plate was reconfigured to accommodate adjustable >>rear duplex scales. >> >>In 1914, the length of the Model O was increased slightly by 1/2" >>from 5'10" to 5'10-1/2". On November 7, 1924, the last of these >>historic Model O grands were produced in New York. >> >>Now in 2006, the Steinway & Sons New York factory has announced >>that it will return to the production of the original fully >>developed version of the Model O grand with its characteristic >>round tail, curved bass bridge, and rear duplex scales as perfected >>in his time by Henry Ziegler-but with all of the modern technical >>innovations that have followed: Accelerated Action (1931), >>Diaphragmatic soundboard (1936), Hexagrip Wrestplank (1963), >>Permafree II Action Bushings (1983), and NY Improved Action (1992) >>to name a few. >> >>The reintroduction of the Steinway Model O grand piano is intended >>to replace the similarly sized Steinway Model L grand. The Model O >>will now be produced in both the Steinway & Sons New York and >>Hamburg factories. >> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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