marks on plate

[John Formsma]

Well, you did a great job cleaning it!

One thing I noticed (but am not too sure about) is the painted over
screws. I know newer Steinways (at least the bigger ones) have plated
screws rather than painted screws. Might that be a clue to it's age or
rebuildedness?

JF

On 4/20/07, Barbara Richmond <piano57 at insightbb.com> wrote:
> Yes...well, I cleaned it.  :-)  --though it looks like I missed a crumb or
> something.
>
> It's interesting what tales get told about pianos.  I feel like I'm playing
> one of those games when there's a string of people and the first one
> "whispers a secret" to the next person.  It's almost always funny to see how
> the "secret" has changed by the time it gets to the last person.
>
> br
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Formsma" <formsma at gmail.com>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 9:10 PM
> Subject: Re: marks on plate
>
>
> >I think Patrick is correct. Also, there is no visible dust around the
> > tuning pins...which would be a first to not have any dust in a piano
> > that old.  :-)
> >
> > JF
> >
> > On 4/19/07, J Patrick Draine <jpdraine at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> To my eye that doesn't look like an original finish on that plate --
> >> and the understring felt appears a bit too bright a red for something
> >> that's might have been collecting dust for 67 years. I'm betting those
> >> tuning pins are a little fat too ...
> >> Patrick
> >>
> >> On 4/19/07, Barbara Richmond <piano57 at insightbb.com> wrote:
> >> >    The owner told me the piano was all original, at least that is
> >> > what she was told when she bought it from a dealer.
> >>
> >
>
>