Phil All German Stwys I've seen have a rounded fallboard & cheeks. Also they all have spruce keys. There is no sugar pine in Europe. They also seem to crown there ribs a small amount, even as far back as 1905... or at least the ones I'm familiar with. Dale How does one tell if a Steinway is from Hamburg? A friend of mine, now deceased, always claimed his "B" was a Hamburg Steinway (Off of a cruise ship). His family is now having problems proving this to potential buyers. I've always heard that the Hamburgs had a button lid lock in the side curve. This one doesn't. I've also heard that there is a different profile on the side of the keyboard. Is this true? Can you tell from the serial number (476778)? Any other differences? I'd appreciate your input. Phil Ryan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070117/e2bfff78/attachment.html
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