Hello to All, This was more than likely a Steinway built for and sold to the Aeolian Company to accommodate their "Duo/Art Player" system. The trap work works well it uses iron rods as a pivots. Or it may have been a standard Steinway and they could have installed some "left over player action stacks". As I remember the sostenuto trap work goes all the way to the bass end of the action to connect. When Aeolian took delivery they installed the system and sold them on the open market. If this is one of those pianos, a standard "bumper rest" Steinway whip will fit. As an as-sign Aeolian had contracted for a large number of these special built Steinways before the 1929 stock market crashed, (27%) unemployment. However Steinway choose not enforce the contract. A large favor to Aeolian. I think it was in the Mid-Seventies Steinways only supplier of plates was The Kelly Piano Plate Co. and they went on strike for an extended period of time. Aeolian, owned the Wickham Plate Co. who was not on strike. And to repay Steinway the favor they agreed to make plates for Steinway, "Knowledge is a bankable commodity " jack Regards to All Jack Wyatt ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071028/8e401e15/attachment.html
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