New York or Hamburg

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Stephen,
           Thanks for your response it's the way I will procede as I prefer
to keep details like this as original as possible. All the hard ware on
this piano is chrome plated and looks out of line with the quality Mahogany
that has been refinished before (poorly) can I get complete hardware for
this vintage of instrument in brass.
Thanks once again Roger



   
At 03:02 PM 25/08/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Roger & List,
>
>According to our records, serial number 189171 is a New York built model O.
>
>I am sorry you were treated like a Martian when you called, but we always 
>have serial number information available.
>
>When we rebush one of the old style pianos, with the two layers of felt, we 
>use the regular red bushing material with a black felt attached to the 
>back.  The black felt has a self adhesive on one side, so after you affix 
>it to the red the procedure for re-bushing is the same as it would be with 
>a newer piano.  The parts department sells both types of felt 
>(800-366-1853).
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Stephen Dove
>STEINWAY & SONS
>New York
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Roger Jolly [SMTP:baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca]
>Sent:	Saturday, August 22, 1998 9:58 PM
>To:	pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject:	New York or Hamburg
>
>Greetings All,
>               I'm just starting to rebuild a Steinway Model O Ser#189171
>A date stamp was found on the rear of the under lever tray 2nd May 1918.
>The plate and case was poorly refinished with the strings still on. The
>pins & strings were beautifully painted, strings were so rusty measurement
>is unreliable. Only after rubbing down the plate did I know for sure that
>it was an O. Also a number of strings have been replaced in this  register
>to add to the complicationsThe scaling is slightly different from the
>Hamburg to the New York models. Now to the question, is the bridge and
>plate geometry different? or was this done for an empirical reason?  Any
>advice or confirmation of origin would be helpful and save me calculating
>the 5 or 6 note differences. One clue that I do have that makes me suspect
>that it's from Hamburg is the 18mm plate lag bolts.
>
>  I will be rebushing the damper guides, they have a thin black woven inner
>guide felt with a traditional red woven contact felt glued to it, the
>person that I spoke to at Steinway thought I was from Mars. For those with
>Steinway experience, two questions. Do you rebush with a heavy bushing
>cloth to compensate, or where can I obtain the two correct thickness of 
>felt?
>
> Final question if it's a Hamburg Steinway do you string SWG or metric?
>
>Thanks in advance. Roger
>Roger Jolly
>Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre
>Saskatoon and Regina
>Saskatchewan, Canada.
>306-665-0213
>Fax 652-0505
>
Roger Jolly
Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre
Saskatoon and Regina
Saskatchewan, Canada.
306-665-0213
Fax 652-0505