early model B plain wire gauges

[Porritt, David]

Ron:

My Steinway Technical Reference Guide says serial number below 73226

13    4
13.5  4
14    4
14.5  4
15    5
15.5  6
16    6
16.5  5
17   12
18    8
19    5
20    2

Above 73226

13    6
13.5  4
14    4
14.5  4
15    6
15.5  6
16    6
16.5  5
17   12
18    8
19    5
20    2

If the serial number of your piano is exactly 73226 I don't know what to
tell you!

Dp

David M. Porritt
dporritt at smu.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Conrad Hoffsommer
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 5:16 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: early model B plain wire gauges

At 05:01 PM 10/3/2006 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I've had an iquiry about remanufacturing a circ. 1890, 85 note model B.

>The instrument in question has been refinished before, complete with
all 
>sorts of wire gauges and the original wire gauge markings conveniently 
>removed from the plate.
>
>Would anyone have the wire sizes on record for the pre 1900 85 note B.
I'd 
>be pleased to receive the info.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Ron O.
>--
>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY
>    Grand Piano Manufacturers
>______

Ron,

from their own literature...

B(below 47000)
13  -4
13.5-4
14  -4
14.5-4
15  -5
15.5-6
16  -6
16.5-5
17  -12
18  -8
19  -5
20  -2

B(47000 and up) [differences only]
13-6
15-6




Conrad Hoffsommer

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