Well Marshall, The model "Z" actually exists! Its an upright, with studio type simple case, they made them round the 70s n 80s if i'm not mistaking. Patrick > I'm curious, what happens if Steinway runs out of letters? I wonder if a > Steinway z exists. I find this so interesting, all of the pianos and > modles > makes out there. > Marshall > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt@mail.smu.edu> > To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:58 PM > Subject: RE: Steinway NY Re-Introduces the O (to replace the L) > > > Avery: > > It looks to me like they are trying to better coordinate what they are > making in NY and Hamburg. Could the "C" be next? I'm not normally one > who > is prone to fantasies but while they are making all these changes how > about > making the NY sostenuto like the Hamburg one! > > I know......back to reality! > > dp > > __________________________ > David M. Porritt, RPT > Meadows School of the Arts > Southern Methodist University > Dallas, TX 75275 > dporritt@smu.edu > > ________________________________ > > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org on behalf of Avery > Sent: Wed 2/22/2006 3:48 PM > To: Cy Shuster; Pianotech List > Subject: Re: Steinway NY Re-Introduces the O (to replace the L) > > > > Cy, > > I thought the 'L' replaced the old 'O'. Why are they now bringing > back the 'O'? Just curious. Also, why are they bringing back the 'A'? > It's hard to believe that Steinway is admitting they made a mistake!!! :-) > > Avery Todd > > At 08:12 PM 2/19/2006, you wrote: >>http://www.steinway.com/features/MainFeature_SteinwayO.shtml >> >>Steinway & Sons New York Re-Introduces The Steinway Model O >> >> >>In 1902, the Model O was first produced by the Steinway & Sons New >>York factory and introduced to the American consumer market as the >>"Miniature" Steinway grand piano. It was the Model O that was the >>first Steinway grand piano to feature the classic Steinway case >>design known as Sketch 380 Sheraton (squared off, spade-shaped legs) >>designed by Eugene F. Ayuso, now the standard case design for all >>Steinway grand models. >> >>When the Model O grand was a brand new scale, it reflected several >>major new technical innovations with its unprecedented incorporation >>of 26 notes in the bass section. The plate design did not >>incorporate adjustable rear duplexes, but had instead solid duplex >>ribs cast in the plate. Examination of early Model O grands reveals >>that Henry Ziegler who designed this model conducted many >>experiments and made several adjustments in features and layout. In >>1902 and again in 1904, New York factory log book entries for Model >>O grands say, "Model A shape" (i.e., square tail instead of standard >>Model O round tail). These few early experimental Model O grands >>with square tails might well be considered to be the earliest >>predecessors of the Model L grand. >> >>As mentioned, Henry Ziegler (1857-1930) designed and invented the >>Model O. He also designed and invented the Models M (1912) and L >>(1923), both of which are based on the original Model O design and >>scale. The Model M (5'7") is a slightly shorter version of the Model >>O. The Model L is essentially the same scale as the Model O but with >>a square tail, rather than round. The Model S (5'1"), which was >>introduced in 1936, is also based on the Model O design and scale. >> >>In 1906, the Model O bass bridge was changed from straight to >>curved, and the plate was reconfigured to accommodate adjustable >>rear duplex scales. >> >>In 1914, the length of the Model O was increased slightly by 1/2" >>from 5'10" to 5'10-1/2". On November 7, 1924, the last of these >>historic Model O grands were produced in New York. >> >>Now in 2006, the Steinway & Sons New York factory has announced that >>it will return to the production of the original fully developed >>version of the Model O grand with its characteristic round tail, >>curved bass bridge, and rear duplex scales as perfected in his time >>by Henry Ziegler-but with all of the modern technical innovations >>that have followed: Accelerated Action (1931), Diaphragmatic >>soundboard (1936), Hexagrip Wrestplank (1963), Permafree II Action >>Bushings (1983), and NY Improved Action (1992) to name a few. >> >>The reintroduction of the Steinway Model O grand piano is intended >>to replace the similarly sized Steinway Model L grand. The Model O >>will now be produced in both the Steinway & Sons New York and >>Hamburg factories. >> >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> _______________________________________________ >> Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > Patrick Hinves Ballesta Afinador/Técnico 610442371 PIANISSIMO PIANOFORTE S.L.
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