[CAUT] Mystery 'O"

[Laurence Libin]

Have you asked Roy Kehl?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Grebe" <jamesgrebe at charter.net>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 5:30 PM
Subject: [CAUT] Mystery 'O"


> Hello Caut list.
> I have posted these same questions to David Kirkland of Steinway-No reply
> and to various other members of the Pianotech list never getting an answer
> so I will try this list.
>     I have one client, a church, with a Steinway "O" from 1905 that is a
> regular "O" except that it does not have the duplex scale.  I have sent 
> some
> pics to help you get an idea of what I am referring to.  My questions are
> these.
> 1.  How long did Steinway do this?
> 2.  Why did they do this?
> 3.  Why did they switch back to the duplex scale.
> Thanks in advance.
> James
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