<!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 6.00.2712.300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>From my dealings with = Bechstein, I would place the age at about 1904. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Bob</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <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 href="mailto:moffattr@cadvision.com">moffattr@cadvision.com</A></FONT><= /DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=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 ----- <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></BODY></HTML>