Ron: My Steinway Technical Reference Guide says serial number below 73226 13 4 13.5 4 14 4 14.5 4 15 5 15.5 6 16 6 16.5 5 17 12 18 8 19 5 20 2 Above 73226 13 6 13.5 4 14 4 14.5 4 15 6 15.5 6 16 6 16.5 5 17 12 18 8 19 5 20 2 If the serial number of your piano is exactly 73226 I don't know what to tell you! Dp David M. Porritt dporritt at smu.edu -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Conrad Hoffsommer Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 5:16 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: early model B plain wire gauges At 05:01 PM 10/3/2006 +1000, you wrote: >Hi all, > >I've had an iquiry about remanufacturing a circ. 1890, 85 note model B. >The instrument in question has been refinished before, complete with all >sorts of wire gauges and the original wire gauge markings conveniently >removed from the plate. > >Would anyone have the wire sizes on record for the pre 1900 85 note B. I'd >be pleased to receive the info. > >Thanks in advance, >Ron O. >-- >OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY > Grand Piano Manufacturers >______ Ron, from their own literature... B(below 47000) 13 -4 13.5-4 14 -4 14.5-4 15 -5 15.5-6 16 -6 16.5-5 17 -12 18 -8 19 -5 20 -2 B(47000 and up) [differences only] 13-6 15-6 Conrad Hoffsommer There comes a time in every man's life and I've had plenty of them. -Casey Stengel
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