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Interesting! Thanks for that bit of piano history, Jack.<br>
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I notice that this keyset does not appear to have come from a player -
at least not a standard Duo-Art - as the keys don't appear to be
elongated or have the pass-through holes for the tubing. It also looks
as if somebody has been monkeying with the bass action mounting block -
don't they usually extend all the way to the rear edge of the backrail?
Somethun's fishy, here!<br>
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- Mark<br>
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<div>Hello to All,</div>
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<div> This was more than likely a Steinway built for and </div>
<div>sold to the Aeolian Company to accommodate their </div>
<div>"Duo/Art Player" system. The trap work works well</div>
<div>it uses iron rods as a pivots. Or it may have been a</div>
<div>standard Steinway and they could have installed </div>
<div>some "left over player action stacks". </div>
<div> </div>
<div> As I remember the sostenuto trap work goes all the </div>
<div>way to the bass end of the action to connect. </div>
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<div> When Aeolian took delivery they installed the system </div>
<div>and sold them on the open market. If this is one of </div>
<div>those pianos, a standard "bumper rest" Steinway whip</div>
<div>will fit.</div>
<div> </div>
<div> As an as-sign Aeolian had contracted for a large number </div>
<div>of these special built Steinways before the 1929 stock market </div>
<div>crashed, (27%) unemployment. However Steinway choose</div>
<div>not enforce the contract. A large favor to Aeolian.</div>
<div> </div>
<div> I think it was in the Mid-Seventies Steinways only supplier</div>
<div> of plates was The Kelly Piano Plate Co. and they went on </div>
<div>strike for an extended period of time. </div>
<div> </div>
<div> Aeolian, owned the Wickham Plate Co. who was not on strike.</div>
<div>And to repay Steinway the favor they agreed to make plates</div>
<div>for Steinway, </div>
<div> "Knowledge is a bankable commodity "</div>
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<div>Regards to All</div>
<div>Jack Wyatt</div>
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