What model Steinway is this?

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Hi John
  All 20 note Steinway bass pianos are  are either  Model a,b,c,d,. The A-1 
round tail is too early for your serial no. so the A-2,  square tail , which it 
most likely is, Has 5 wrapped tenor unisons. I'ts a  great piano Or can be . 
The M has 2 tenor unisons.
  Dale Erwin
    Is it for sale?
 

Hi,

I came across a Steinway today from about 1902-04, according  to the 
serial number I got off from the key slip. The area where the  serial 
number and model number typically are is empty (the piano was  
apparently rebuilt).

I'm a bit confused about which model it is.  The piano appeared to be 
around 5'10" or 11", but it's not scaled like an  L (I assume the O is 
the same). The bass breaks at F instead of Bflat, and  F through A are 
double wound. So I thought it might be a model A, as it  does look like 
the Victorian-style A's. However, I have an L and am very  familiar with 
its size and this piano actually looked a little bit  smaller. I thought 
maybe it was an M (did they make them back then?), but  doesn't the M 
break at the Bflat with 2 double wound strings?

The  woman who owned the piano thought it was about 5'10. Of course, 
various  things can alter one's perception of size at any given point in 
time, so I  should have measured it, but I didn't have anything to 
measure it  with.

In any case, does this sound like an A? Or is there another  possibility?

Thanks.

- John


 

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