I have one in the shop right now. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the early Model O had the cast in aliquots, later they changed it to the tuned duplex style removable aliquots (along with some other things like the bass bridge design) until the O was eventually phased out. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of James Grebe Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 6:03 AM To: Pianotech Subject: [pianotech] Fw: Fw: Steinway duplex scale I cannot believe that I am the only tuner in the world that has run into one of these. How about it? James > >> Hi, >> >> I may have asked this before. This is one of several Steinway (O)'s >> I have come across that instead of the duplex aliquots in the top 3 >> sections of strings they have a regular raised bars instead. The >> rest of the scaling is normal. Do you know why they tried this for >> and how long and how many years they tried this. This one is from >> 1906 >> >> Jim >> James Grebe >> Piano Tuner-Technician, Est1962 >> Custom Hardwood Caster Cups >> Custom Writing Instruments >> Pump Organ and Plyr Piano Benches >> Table Timepieces >> Theatre Organ Historian >> 1526 Raspberry Lane >> Arnold, MO 63010 >> (314) 608-4137 >> www.grebepiano.com >> >
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