Unusual Hamburg S&S O

[Don Mannino]

Terry,

I have 2 guesses:

1. It is not really a Steinway at all, but something else which the 
owner thinks is a Steinway.
2. It is a Steinway O as supposed, but it has had a new cabinet 
grafted onto it.  I have seen some pianos similarly done like this in Mexico.

Please let us know what you find when you look it over.

Don Mannino


At 09:50 AM 3/29/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Listees,
>
>Attached is a picture of an unusual piano - reportedly a 1920s 
>Hamburg Steinway model O. It is also reportedly a player. I will be 
>inspecting it in the near future for some rebuilding tasks. I've 
>simply never seen one quite like this - it appears to have oak 
>veneers - the owner claims it is solid oak, but we've all heard that 
>before. Anyone have any background information on pianos like this 
>that they might care to share?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>