Aw shucks, with the re-introduction of the A & O, there goes Joe Bisceglie's line (I believe it was his line, anyway) about the models... S is for small M is for medium L is for large B is for big D is for damn big :-) Barbara Richmond ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> To: "Cy Shuster" <cy@shusterpiano.com>; "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 12:56 PM Subject: Re: Steinway NY Re-Introduces the O (to replace the L) > I'm working on a 1923 Steinway that says "Miniature" > on the plate, but is only 5',6-1/2", so I presume it's > a "M", although there are no other designations on the > plate other than a bunch of leters and numbers at the > tail which I don't understand. Do you know what they > mean ? > --- Cy Shuster <cy@shusterpiano.com> wrote: > >> > http://www.steinway.com/features/MainFeature_SteinwayO.shtml >> >> Steinway & Sons New York Re-Introduces The Steinway >> Model O >> >> >> In 1902, the Model O was first produced by the >> Steinway & Sons New York >> factory and introduced to the American consumer >> market as the "Miniature" >> Steinway grand piano. It was the Model O that was >> the first Steinway grand >> piano to feature the classic Steinway case design >> known as Sketch 380 >> Sheraton (squared off, spade-shaped legs) designed >> by Eugene F. Ayuso, now >> the standard case design for all Steinway grand >> models. >> >> When the Model O grand was a brand new scale, it >> reflected several major new >> technical innovations with its unprecedented >> incorporation of 26 notes in >> the bass section. The plate design did not >> incorporate adjustable rear >> duplexes, but had instead solid duplex ribs cast in >> the plate. Examination >> of early Model O grands reveals that Henry Ziegler >> who designed this model >> conducted many experiments and made several >> adjustments in features and >> layout. In 1902 and again in 1904, New York factory >> log book entries for >> Model O grands say, "Model A shape" (i.e., square >> tail instead of standard >> Model O round tail). These few early experimental >> Model O grands with square >> tails might well be considered to be the earliest >> predecessors of the Model >> L grand. >> >> As mentioned, Henry Ziegler (1857-1930) designed and >> invented the Model O. >> He also designed and invented the Models M (1912) >> and L (1923), both of >> which are based on the original Model O design and >> scale. The Model M (5'7") >> is a slightly shorter version of the Model O. The >> Model L is essentially the >> same scale as the Model O but with a square tail, >> rather than round. The >> Model S (5'1"), which was introduced in 1936, is >> also based on the Model O >> design and scale. >> >> In 1906, the Model O bass bridge was changed from >> straight to curved, and >> the plate was reconfigured to accommodate adjustable >> rear duplex scales. >> >> In 1914, the length of the Model O was increased >> slightly by 1/2" from 5'10" >> to 5'10-1/2". On November 7, 1924, the last of these >> historic Model O grands >> were produced in New York. >> >> Now in 2006, the Steinway & Sons New York factory >> has announced that it will >> return to the production of the original fully >> developed version of the >> Model O grand with its characteristic round tail, >> curved bass bridge, and >> rear duplex scales as perfected in his time by Henry >> Ziegler-but with all of >> the modern technical innovations that have followed: >> Accelerated Action >> (1931), Diaphragmatic soundboard (1936), Hexagrip >> Wrestplank (1963), >> Permafree II Action Bushings (1983), and NY Improved >> Action (1992) to name a >> few. >> >> The reintroduction of the Steinway Model O grand >> piano is intended to >> replace the similarly sized Steinway Model L grand. >> The Model O will now be >> produced in both the Steinway & Sons New York and >> Hamburg factories. >> >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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