boes numbers

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

Isaac Sadigursky wrote:
> Hi,Bob!
> 
> As far as I remember from Steinway classes,Letters and numbers on the 
> right side of Steinway plates indicate CODE of finish being used 
> [shellac,Varnish,] etc.  Maybe,Eric Shandal can clarify it or correct 
> me…..Case numbers are usually written with pencils by factory people on 
> cheeck blocks,key slip rails,legs…..…Hope,it helps… isaac
> 


I had been told that they were factory tracing numbers, prior to 
assigning the serial numbers. The letter was the year code (A-L) and the 
number was the in-house number for that year.

One of these days, I've promised myself that I would go through my 
records and see if there really _IS_ a correlation betwixt letter and 
year. Anybody got a spare tuit?

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Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
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