Steinway scale

[Farrell]

Fair enough - even though, as you can well guess, that is besides the point. 
So:  Maybe. But first, why?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> Actually Terry... as it happens... unless you are privy to Steinways 
> archives I doubt seriously you can give Michael the specs he asked for. 
> There was really no O, or L, or M in that period. The basic 180 length was 
> experimented with quite a bit and several scales were tried out that fit 
> the basic length until 1913 I believe.  After that the O, L, and M were 
> settled on and released as such. Previous to that they were simply labeled 
> as "Miniature".
>
> This claim is based on having just gone through a 2 month long process 
> identifying the proper (read original) bass scale for a 1910 miniature.  I 
> would be delighted if list folks can augment the information I gathered in 
> that process with other facts, figures...etc.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>
>    Yes. But first, why?
>
>    Terry Farrell
>
>    C
>
>    Can someone please send me a scale for a Steinway model O, from1905.
>    I remember seeing it before, but I cannot find it
>
>    Thanks,
>    Michael Mezhinsky
>
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