[pianotech] Steinway Style 2

[Ron Nossaman]

Clark Sprague wrote:
>    List, I went to the house of a man yesterday, who has a Steinway 
> Style 2, 7'3" grand for sale.  It needs completely rebuilt.  Pictures 
> are available, if desired.
>    The serial number is #33450.  Funny thing is, that someone has 
> changed the number in the places that one would know to look (the 
> keyslip, the front of the action frame, they put it on the open faced 
> pinblock, and on the stretcher board above the bass strings, upside down 
> no less), but they didn't change the numbers on the inside of the cheek 
> blocks, or on the underside of the fallboard.  What they did was add a 1 
> to the other numbers, making it look like it is a 1908, when in reality, 
> it is an 1876.  He called it a Centennial Edition (I really don't know 
> about that, but I could envision a very beautiful instrument if re-done 
> well).  As I said, I have some pictures available, if anyone wants to 
> see them.
>    Anybody interested in a project?

Remanufacture, sure. Buy, no.
Ron N