Sticking Steinway dampers

David ilvedson ilvey@jps.net
Sat, 18 Jul 1998 15:50:39 +0000


Newton, 

I noticed your spelling was different from mind so I looked it 
up in Merle Mason's book and he has if different from us both:

SOSTENUTO...

Anyone have a different spelling is Merle usually right?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA


> One further note on "sustunoto":
> 
> There is a stop block of felt on the top of the second lever.  This
> block must be thicknessed so that the "sostunoto" pedal raises the dampers
> no further than the sustain pedal, otherwise all kinds of things begin
> to bind.
> 
>                             Newton
> 
> 
> 
David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net


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