<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is probably the piano model; = </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>isn't it around 218cm long?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Up to around 1902, Bechstein built 5 = sizes of grand; these were known as models I to V ('roman' 1-5). </DIV> <DIV> <P>The largest was the <STRONG>Model 'I'</STRONG> which was 9ft (275cm) = long; Bechstein's Concert Grand. <BR>The <STRONG>Model 'II'</STRONG> was 8ft = 4in (254cm) long; <BR>the <STRONG>Model 'III'</STRONG> was 7ft 8in (234cm) = long; <BR>the <STRONG>Model 'IV'</STRONG> was 7ft 2in (218cm) long; <BR>the <STRONG>Model 'V'</STRONG> - the shortest and most frequently built - = was 6ft 7in (200cm) long. </P></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>These usually don't have a continous = rim, but one made of pieces, so the tail has corners.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope this helps.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----------------------------------------------------<BR>Calin Tantareanu<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR>e-m= ail: <A href="mailto:dnu@fx.ro">dnu@fx.ro</A><BR><A href="http://calintantareanu.tripod.com">http://calintantareanu.tripod.= com</A><BR>----------------------------------------------------</FONT></D= IV> <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=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</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> Tuesday, February 26, = 2002 6:49 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Bechstein = question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>What does the roman numeral IV printed on the = soundboard refer to.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>