No, it's not a player and never was, but it's what the lady (Margaret?) at Steinway said it was. It was born February 14, 1902 and sold through Lyon & Healy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:34 AM Subject: Re: Steinway model I upright > Barbara Richmond wrote: >> Howdy, >> I'm looking for information that would help me figure out whether or not >> I want to rebuild the action of a Steinway Model "I" (that rhymes with >> eye) upright. The one I looked at was built in 1902. It has a cast capo >> d'astro bar over the tenor and treble which makes it a lot of fun (I'm >> being sarcastic) to put mutes in. Even though the action is toast, this >> piano's sound is amazingly good. >> The question is, are there replacement parts that fit this model, or is >> it a case of rebuilding the parts? (My Brooks catalog is hiding at the >> moment.) >> Thanks, >> Barbara Richmond, RPT >> near Peoria, Illinois > > > Fine says that that is a 55" player model. Is that true of yours? > Are you talking piano _and_ player parts? > > > -- > Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician > Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 > 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 >
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