Speaking of Steinway grand sizes

[Richard Brekne]

Hi Mike

Great !  Does yours have original bass strings on it ?  I need core and 
total diameters of the bass scale.  On this one the strings are hex core 
and I have reason to suspect the core diameters are not what the 
original design was.  I'd like to have the original scale numbers to 
send off to Hellerbass

Cheers
RicB


        Richard,

        I'm sure you're right about it being an O.  In my shop right now
        is  a
        1911 O.  Plate just as you described:  Serial number 147477 in
        the "v",
        but no model designation, "miniature" cast into the plate bar
        spanning
        the bass strings.  Length from tail to stretcher is 159cm.

        Mike


    Richard Brekne wrote:
     > Hi David... grin... sorry bout the mm... cm of course.
     >
     > As for my origional querrie... I added roughly 20 cm to where I
     > origionally measured from, which is about the length forward to the
     > front end of the keyslip... and this began to look like some kind of
     > an early O model... which, after a bit of research I think is rather
     > confirmed. What is a bit odd about the instrument is the rounded off
     > fronts of the case.  This is usually a sign of a Hamburg produced
     > model with NY being square in shape.  I suppose it may be a case of
     > one of those instruments half produced in NY and finished off in
    Hamburg.
     >
     > Cheers