<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have pleasure in appending a reply = from S&S N.Y. to the query as stated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G (UK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=DKirkland@steinway.com = href="mailto:DKirkland@steinway.com">Kirkland, David</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk</= A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 24, 2005 6:37 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: S&S Model A string scaling American vs. Hamburg.</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=890061718-24012005>Dear Mr. Gamble,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=890061718-24012005>    The only difference = between Hamburg and American scales of the same model might be in the = suppliers of the wire.  In theory they are exactly the same scales, although it is conceivable that there might be a slight difference due to wire = suppliers (German vs. American) and the corresponding methods of measurement in = production of the wire stock.  However that may be, we don't have an available = history of wire suppliers and whether or when there were different or the = same suppliers.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=890061718-24012005>        = There are actually five different types of Model A scales, as = follows:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=890061718-24012005>        A = (I) 1878-1893, 85 keys</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=890061718-24012005>        A = (I) 1892-1897, 88 keys</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=890061718-24012005>        A = (II) 1896-1905, 88 keys, long scale</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=890061718-24012005>        A = (II) 1905-present, 88 keys, short scale</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=890061718-24012005>        A = (III) 1913-1945, 88 keys</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=890061718-24012005>       &nbs= p;    To the best of my knowledge, A-III was never produced in Hamburg.  = The Hamburg factory today produces the A-II short scale.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=890061718-24012005>       &nbs= p;        If you are able to provide the serial number, please do so.  If it = is indeed an A-III made in Hamburg according to the serial number ledgers = we would be very interested to have this information.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=890061718-24012005>       &nbs= p;            -David Kirkland, Technical Services Administrator, Steinway & Sons</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=890061718-24012005>        </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Wolejsza, Margaret = <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 18, 2005 9:34 AM<BR><B>To:</B> = Kirkland, David<BR><B>Subject:</B> FW: S&S Model A string scaling American = vs. Hamburg.<BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Tahoma> <DIV><SPAN class=382263314-18012005></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>H<SPAN class=382263314-18012005>I David,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=382263314-18012005></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><SPAN class=382263314-18012005></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT = color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>C<SPAN class=382263314-18012005>an you help this person?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=382263314-18012005>Marge</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=382263314-18012005> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Michael Gamble [mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January = 18, 2005 6:16 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Wolejsza, Margaret<BR><B>Subject:</B> S&S = Model A string scaling American vs. Hamburg.<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Marge,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You have been very helpful in the = past in dating and point of origin of various pianos my clients posess and I herein = hope to conjure from you specific string scaling differentiations between my = Model A lll (1914,Hamburg) and any similar Model A lll of New York = manufacture. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have Max Matthias' "Steinway = Service Manual" to hand wherein the scaling of the Hamburg Model A is detailed (very = detailed) so I am hoping you might be able to e-mail me with the equivalent New = York Model A lll detail.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I believe the two pianos to be = identical - but American pianotechs are adamant there <EM>is a great deal of difference.</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael Gamble, Tuner/tech to the LPO = and Glyndebourne Opera</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>