Terry, At 08:56 AM 3/2/2007, you wrote: >I hope you will be replacing that big Kelly plate with a genuine >Steinway plate. > >Just curious, did the guy give any reason for wanting the piano to >be "authentically restored"? Will he be showing it at piano shows/competitions? Oh, come on now. You KNOW it not a Steinway unless it has ONLY Steinway parts!!!! :-D Avery >Terry Farrell > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Spalding" > >>Or rather, what would they have done in 1910. >> >>Rebuild customer wants to make sure that his O ends up >>"authentically restored". Worked him through the whole action >>parts thing, got him to understand that even with Renner, Abel, >>Ronsen, whatever, it will still be a Steinway. In fact, we managed >>to settle most of the issues, both functional and cosmetic. One I >>could not answer, though: >> >>Black keytop finish. How would the factory have dealt with the >>ebonies in 1910? Black dye, or not? some kind of sealer or >>topcoat, or just bare wood? Any authoritative info on how the >>factory would have done his black keys in 1910 would be appreciated. >> >>thanks >> >>Mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070302/10d14daa/attachment.html
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