1985 Louis XV Walnut Steinway

[Farrell]

Just curious Ron (or anyone) - what kind of plate refinishing job was done 
on an autographed rebuilt S&S grand? I mean did it have a little rectangle 
preserved looking like a small lifeboat in a sea of new gold paint (you 
know - like those fabulous jobs on the fallboard when the refinisher didn't 
know new decals were available and wanted to preserve the original....)?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: 1985 Louis XV Walnut Steinway


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>> BTW: I've seen hundreds of Steinways autographed by John Steinway. Maybe 
>> a thousand. Sherman Clay had him "autograph" every grand in whatever 
>> store they would wheel him through every year, and I'm sure this holy act 
>> was repeated---with alacrity---all over this great land of ours at that 
>> time. Sorry to rain on the parade.....
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> Indeed. Not three hours ago, I talked to the owner of a signed rebuilt B 
> he described as "endorsed" just so. Another of many, even here in the 
> navel of the country.
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> Ron N
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