<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Looks the same as my Hamburg model A = from 1891.  Third bridge straight with two wound bichords and 7 wound trichords.  In my piano, the notes on that third bridge are a bit = louder than the rest, and tend to sound a bit harsh.  Did you notice that = on this one ?  I have been thinking that the two bichords on that bridge = are meant to favor damping, as the two dampers on those notes are shorter, and = bichords damp easier than trichords.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk">Alan Forsyth</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 08, 2004 = 4:21 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Sneaky Steinway</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=1>>>IF that is a Steinway, it's a = Hamburg. The clue is the Capo bars in the Bass/Tenor/Treble areas. Either that = or I haven't been paying attention to my Steinways, lately.<G> I'm = saying it ain't a Steinway.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=1>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=1>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. >></FONT><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>It is a Steinway. This one has the third bridge. = What amazes me is that the speaking length of the first wound string in the = tenor, C sharp 29, is about 13 inches shorter than its neighbouring plain = string. The bass break starts at note E20. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> As you can now see the capo bar is only in = the treble. The tenor and bass has the agraffes which made the piano an absolute = pig to tune. The strings kept jumping back into the kink created by the agraffes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>If anyone knows the model designation please = tell me. The serial # is 90964.  (1899)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The soundboard is plastered in decals = dedicated to kings and queens, emperors and many other a%"&*%*# 's governing = Europe at the time, so it is definitely a Hamburg.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Alan Forsyth</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>PS.  Something I learned yesterday; before = moving a grand piano, clean it out so all the debris inside doesn't slide down = to the bass end when the piano is tilted on it's side. There was an old coin = in this one that lodged itself under the back of the bass keys preventing the = hammers from falling below the level of the pinblock and consequently making = it difficult to extricate the action. = %"&*^"%>@*&"!.................................................= ................</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:001b01c47cd0$af0a8300$7401fea9@OrdinateurStephane" = align=baseline border=0></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></STRONG></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></H= TML>