<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was looking at an 1878 Steinway = upright #44034 on ebay.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1622= 0&item=3740397678&rd=1">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?= ViewItem&category=16220&item=3740397678&rd=1</A></FONT>= </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clearly in the picture is a full plate = extending over the tuning pin field. Most pianos made before the 1890s have an = open pinblock, or even just the 3/4 plate. Am I seeing this right? Was = Steinway using a full plate on their uprights back in 1878?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>