[pianotech] Steinway Grand

[Clark Sprague]

Hi, from snowy Ohio!  I saw something different today, and I thought I'd ask 
the collective wisdom of the List about the Steinway I looked at today.
    I measured the piano, and came up with the size of an O or L @ 5' 10 
1/2".  But when you look at all the places that have the serial number, I 
found the same number (stamped in like it is original) C3060.  It is a 
walnut finish, and has "windowpane" legs.  The original serial number on the 
plate had been painted over , but what I found does not make sense to me. 
Would the C and number indicate the style, and carry a different serial 
number than a normal O or L?
    I looked on the top of the pedal lyre, the backs of the cheek blocks, on 
the bottom of the fallboard, the back of the keyslip, and the front of the 
keyframe.  All of those places have the C3060 number, and it looks like 
original.  What gives with that?

Clark A. Sprague, RPT
csprague4 at woh.rr.com