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<DIV><FONT size=2>Bob:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Are your referring to my original query, or Terry's =
subsequent
queries on his own piano?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=moffattr@CADVISION.COM =
href="mailto:moffattr@CADVISION.COM">Moffatt
& Sons Piano</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> March 01, 2002 9:08 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Bechstein =
Date</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Terry,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>From my dealings with =
Bechstein, I
would place the age at about 1904. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Bob</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff>Moffatt & =
Sons Piano
Atelier<BR>Calgary, Alberta - Canada<BR>Tel. 403 243-0385</FONT> =
<BR><A
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href="mailto:moffattr@cadvision.com">moffattr@cadvision.com</A></FONT><=
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 28, =
2002 7:02
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Bechstein =
Date</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Do you have any good guesses at the age of my =
Bechstein?
Langer action. About 180 cm. Model A1. Half the tail is rounded, but =
has a
chine at the back end of the straight side, and another chine at the =
end of
the high treble bridge. Modern capstans. Thanks for any
thoughts.<BR><BR>Terry Farrell<BR> <BR>----- Original Message =
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<BR>From: "Stéphane Collin" <<A
href="mailto:collin.s@skynet.be">collin.s@skynet.be</A>><BR>To: =
<<A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Sent: =
Thursday,
February 28, 2002 10:20 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Bechstein =
Date<BR><BR><BR>Hi
again David.<BR><BR>I currently have a Bechstein in shop whose case =
number
is 13.355 and whose serial number is 43.957. So I am quite =
sure it is
from 1898, and that yours is from about 1900 or so. Does it =
have a
fishtail ? Else it would be a model C isntead (220 cm
long).<BR><BR>Best regards,<BR><BR>Stéphane Collin.<BR><BR> =
-----
Original Message ----- <BR> From: David Love <BR> To: =
Pianotech
<BR> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 2:03 AM<BR> =
Subject:
Bechstein Date<BR><BR><BR> I'm trying to identify the date of =
a
Bechstein IV (7'4"). It appears that the serial number has =
been
removed from the plate by overly vigorous cleaning. I can find =
no
other number except an embossed number on one of the cross braces =
under the
piano. This number reads 16226. I don't believe this is =
the
serial number as that would put the piano back to 1885. The =
owner
seems to think it is c 1910-1915. Anybody know what that =
number refers
to and can I trace the date through it?<BR><BR> =
Thanks<BR><BR>
David Love<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>