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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial>I should =
think they might
have some knowledge about the birth of the first vertical Steinway, but =
based on
my experience with them on "should a new Steinway soundboard have =
crown?"
(I got three responses of "no", one "yes" and several "I'm not =
sure" from
their tech folks), I would suggest that just because you got a response =
does not
mean it is an accurate response.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "gordon stelter" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>lclgcnp@yahoo.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:tcole@cruzio.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>tcole@cruzio.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>>; =
"Pianotech"
<</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 9:47
PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: When was the first =
Steinway upright
made???</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2>> Thanks! I called Steinway and they ( she, =
actually:<BR>> the
ubiquitous, mellifluous, modern corporate<BR>> "spokesperson" ) said =
about
1868. But she wasn't sure.<BR>> ( Hahahahaha )<BR>>
Anyway, this one seems to be from 1871 <BR>> =
Thumpy<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> --- Thomas Cole <</FONT><A
href="mailto:tcole@cruzio.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>tcole@cruzio.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>> =
wrote:<BR>>
> According to Richard K. Lieberman in his =
book,<BR>>
> Steinway & Sons, the <BR>> > first uprights made were =
ser. nos.
5451 and 5452,<BR>> > April, 1862.<BR>> > <BR>> > Tom
Cole<BR></FONT></BODY></HTML>