Steinway Model L

mnjbates · Post by **mnjbates** » 02 Nov 2006, 15:16

Hi. I was just given my in-laws Steinway & Sons piano. It needs a little work and I'm still waiting to hear back from a local Steinway tech who was highly recommended to let me know just just what needs to be done to make the piano more playable. Anyway, I'm trying to solve a little mystery (at least a mystery to ME) and I was hoping that someone on this forum could help. The piano has a serial # that indicates that it is a 1907 grand (I got that info from Steinway's web site). Just above the serial number on the piano, it indicates that it is a Model L; however, I have read that Model L pianos were not produced by Steinway until 1923. Can anyone shed any light on this apparent contradiction? Thanks so much for any help that you can provide!

Matt Bates

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 02 Nov 2006, 19:45

As I understand it, their Model 'O' was temporarily discontinued in 1923, and replaced by the Model 'L'. That doesn't mean the L didn't exist before.

PianoGuy · Post by **PianoGuy** » 03 Nov 2006, 20:57

The L was a New York only piano, and has once again been discontinued in favour of the O. Is the "L" cast in to the frame or is it a decal?