Speaking of Steinway grand sizes

[bunkyaol]

If anyone is interested, I still have a Model O, Welte-Mignon, "Red Welte",
so named because the rolls are indeed red.  I'll send those dimensions after
I go to shop today, might be interesting to see the differences.  The piano
has a great sound, stack is actually very easy to rebuild, but is marginal,
the expression, as well as all the pneumatics below all need recovering.  I
have refinished it natural, getting ready to restring, pins, and maybe
block, etc....Have a good many rolls, in good condition, as well as roll
cabinet...
Anyone interested?
I also have a shop full of uprights, many players, some consoles, getting
ready to retire and go on a year or two road trip, tuning, playing music,
maybe take my 13 year old daughter and home schooling....
Oh did I mention that I have a 101 year old hotel to sell as well?  Several
rental properties, 5000 sq ft retail store, 5k repair and antique
refinishing shop, 3k piano rebuilding shop, as well as a city block of land?
Ya'll can check out the hotel at
www.baileyhotel.com

Maybe when some of you get tired of the snow and winters you might like to
retire and run a little hotel, lounge and restaurant, as well as music store
and piano and antique restoration business????

Photos available privately if interest shown
Tom Mc Nabb
Bunkie, Louisiana
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Spalding" <mike.spalding1 at verizon.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: Speaking of Steinway grand sizes


> Richard,
>
> I'm sure you're right about it being an O.  In my shop right now is  a
> 1911 O.  Plate just as you described:  Serial number 147477 in the "v",
> but no model designation, "miniature" cast into the plate bar spanning
> the bass strings.  Length from tail to stretcher is 159cm.
>
> Mike
>
> Richard Brekne wrote:
> > Hi David... grin... sorry bout the mm... cm of course.
> >
> > As for my origional querrie... I added roughly 20 cm to where I
> > origionally measured from, which is about the length forward to the
> > front end of the keyslip... and this began to look like some kind of
> > an early O model... which, after a bit of research I think is rather
> > confirmed. What is a bit odd about the instrument is the rounded off
> > fronts of the case.  This is usually a sign of a Hamburg produced
> > model with NY being square in shape.  I suppose it may be a case of
> > one of those instruments half produced in NY and finished off in
Hamburg.
> >
> > Cheers
> > RicB
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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