marks on plate

[Barbara Richmond]

Thanks, John (and Patrick).  While cleaning, I only used a very soft paint 
brush and a vacuum cleaner.  When I was tuning I kept looking at those 
strings.... The strings don't look brand spanking new, but they're not 
horrible either.   What a day to have forgotten my calipers!

Well, I'm off to face today's piano adventures.

Barbara Richmond




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Formsma" <formsma at gmail.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: marks on plate


> 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.
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>