Some Bechsteins were made in the UK c1900 a cheaper version bit like the Boston for S&S only the name Bechstein was kept, still a well made piano but meant for the UK market. *I have been told that the numbers are not quite in sink with the ones in Germany which may explain your problem. Did Bechstein get back to you, I am hoping to get a old book on the "History of Bechstein" with a view to putting it up on the UK Piano Page. Barrie, * information gained from a telephone conversation and I have had no time to confirm it. In article <004d01c03945$9b716340$3f52ef9b@default>, Brian Lawson <lawsonic@global.co.za> writes >Hi, I was at customer today, he had a Bechstein grand, about 5'6'', the >number on it per pierce dates it at 1912, yet the design of it seemed >far older. It was with a sloping pinblock, 3 part case rim (rather than >continuous curve) and action was of a very simple design, a jack hitting >directly onto a knotch on the hammer butt. Any ideas on an approximate >date/era? > >Brian Lawson, RPT >Johannesburg, South Africa > > -- Barrie Heaton PGP key on request http://www.a440.co.uk/ AcryliKey Ivory Repair System UK © http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/ The U.K. Piano Page © http://www.uk-piano.org/ Home to the UK Piano Industry
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