This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment MessageHello Phil Bondi and Terry Farrell et al. Some time ago I down-loaded from S&S Technical Info. the following data: A (Round Tail) 6' 0" Introduced 1878 (may I suggest this is AI?) A (Square Tail) 6' 0" Introduced 1896 (may I suggest this is A II?) AIII 6' 2" Introduced 1913 This last one is what I have and what I believe Barbara Richmond has. According to S&S (and they should know) they never made a 6' 1" model. The interesting point here is - look at the date embossed on the plate = at the tail end. S&S told me specifically that this was the Patent date. = This info I got from Ulrich in London S&S. Regards Michael G (UK) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Farrell=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:23 AM Subject: Re: Help with Steinway Model.. Hey Phil, Larry Fine has some specifics regarding these models in his book in the = chapter on "buying a used piano - Steinway (NY) models". I see that some = responses have stated that the A1 was 6' 0" and the A2 was 6' 1". Mr. = Fine indicates whereas that is indeed what the Steinway catalogs state, = but in practice the actual models varied by about an inch - so indeed = you could run across a model A1 and A2 of the same length. I guess part = of that "unique personality thing". Must have been fun fitting the same = size plate to pianos that varied by an inch - or maybe the plates varied = by an inch also. I wonder, was any effort extended to put the oversized = plates into the oversized cases? Terry Farrell -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Phil Bondi I seem to be getting differing strong opinions as to what model this = gem might be..and I appreciate those opinions, publicly and privately. If I have a chance to go back tomorrow and see this piano again, is = there any way to better define what model this piano is? Is there a = place to look..underneath..on the plate..in the action cavity..that = might help the 'better informed' reading this thread to help me = determine what model this piano really is? Thank you for the help, -Phil Bondi(FL) phil@philbondi.com=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/88/2b/44/d2/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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