This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment http://www.steinway.com/technical/sizes.shtml Hey all, After reading the Steinway model posts, I had to go take another look at = my "A"--6' 2", made in 1914 (according to its serial number). It didn't = quite fit the information given below, but does fit nicely into the info = given at the link above. One thing for sure, it really kicks! It's a = joy to play--now if I could just find someone to tune it. ;-)=20 Barbara Richmond, RPT somewhere near Peoria, IL The Steinway you speak of is a " round tail A " slang !! with 85 notes. It has a "hook" bridge that carries two =20 two string and seven three string unisons=20 all wrapped. =20 Many believe that this was the piano=20 that "made" Steinway. Its, production began in 1878. The first of the 88 note models were built in 1892. =20 The "Square" tail A,s without the hook=20 bridge began production in 1896/97. This A was discontinued in 1913. In 1913 the 6'4" A was put into=20 production then discontinued in 1947.=20 As a side note many, including me, think=20 this was a mistake a bad mistake. =20 The 6'4" A is now being built in Germany. =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ee/64/64/6b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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