[pianotech] Steinway age

[Mark Dierauf]

Just FYI, Wim - there should be a casting date on the tail of the plate, 
behind the bottom of the long bridge. Before about 1910, this used the 
year, in european sytle, like 29/1/13. Starting about 1910 they switched 
to a letter code for the year. Since the pianos took several months to 
build, dates late in the year would mean the piano wasn't completed 
until the following year.

- Mark

On 1/29/2013 2:50 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:
> I'm on a neighbor island and do not have my Atlas with me. What is the age of a Steinway 124839?
>
> Mahalo
>
> Wim
>
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