Do you have an old grand?

[iumonito]

I want to take a census of the people here who have instruments built before (to pick an arbitrary date) 1939.

If you do and are willing to share, please identify the brand, serial number, believed date of construction, and characteristics you appreciate or know about the piano.

If you post photos, even better.

I am thinking about wings only (grands, pianos à queue [Mercí, Thierry]).  If you have an upright you want to volunteer, you are welcome too, of course, but I am most interested in the non-uprights.

Cheers,
IU

[thierry13]

I am thinking about wings only (grands, pianos a cue).

Pianos à queue  Cue is not a word, but would sound like "cul", wich means "ass". 

[arensky]

You already know this Hector but here it is.

New York Steinway A, manufactured in 1900 and rebuilt in 1981.

[rachfan]

Well, actually both cue and queue are homonyms, both pronounced "kew".  Cue is a stimulus to action.  So, for example, when an orchestral conductor points to a player to bring in his instrumental solo, he's giving a cue.  A cue is also the stick used to play pool.  And, of course, a queue is a line of people waiting for a service of some kind.  Thus, a sign indicating exactly where to line up is the cue for the queue.   

[richard black]

Bechstein Model V, 1889, serial no. 26000-odd.

Gently restored, in excellent condition inside and out, fantastically resonant piano that can make some lovely sounds if you take care how you play it.

[thierry13]

Well, actually both cue and queue are homonyms, both pronounced "kew".  Cue is a stimulus to action.  So, for example, when an orchestral conductor points to a player to bring in his instrumental solo, he's giving a cue.  A cue is also the stick used to play pool.  And, of course, a queue is a line of people waiting for a service of some kind.  Thus, a sign indicating exactly where to line up is the cue for the queue.   

I was referring to french I know what cue is in english  In french, "Queue" means tail. We also say "queue" for a line up, since a line is a bit like a tail ... I think the english word comes from the french one. When you say "Piano à queue", it means litteraly a piano with a tail, wich is kinda true. The sound used to pronounce "queue" in french does not really exist in english ... I wouldn't know how to write it like you did for "kew" ...