<div>Hi,</div> <div>thanks for replies.</div> <div>I have found the serial number now, underneath the keybed. Number 2770. Pierce piano atlas dates it as 1868. This cant be right though can it? Full iron frame, overstrung underdamper? (closed face pinblock)<br><br> </div> <div class="gmail_quote">On 16 April 2011 09:41, Gregor _ <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:karlkaputt@hotmail.com">karlkaputt@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote"> <div>Lee,<br><br>I can´t help with the model, but with the date. I assume it has a Renner action. If so, pull the action out and look at the backside (on the right side). Every Renner action has its production date written there.<br> <br>Gregor<br><br>------------------------<br>piano technician - tuner - dealer<br>Münster, Germany<br><a href="http://www.weldert.de/" target="_blank">www.weldert.de</a><br><br><br><br><br>> Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:49:56 +0100<br> > From: <a href="mailto:ljinno@googlemail.com" target="_blank">ljinno@googlemail.com</a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>> Subject: [pianotech] Bechstein model and date <div> <div></div> <div class="h5"><br>> <br>> Hello my learned friends,<br>> I have a small upright Bechstein in the workshop and I am curious as<br>> to what model it is. The only numbers I can find are stamped into the<br>> case - K4944. Is this the serial number?<br> > <br>> Looked in my pierce piano atlas, and there are no serial numbers<br>> beginning with K, and it dates 4944 as 1872. I dont think this is<br>> right as it is a full iron framed overstrung underdamper.<br> > <br>> Can anyone help with this?<br>> Many thanks<br>> Lee<br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br>