Trivia

[Thomas A. Sheehan]

Although interesting as a technical engineering concept, it's really more of
a marketing curiosity than something that's genuinely useful. (Much the same
could be said of the sostenuto on grands also! - there's so little music
written that requires its use). That middle pedal on uprights is much better
served by being the controller for a well-designed felt muting rail, such as
in the Yamaha U1.

Not necessarily "bad/dumb". But when out of regulation, can be a real
time-sink, adding additional expense to a customer's bill for something that
has such limited use.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: Trivia


> I have not serviced a sostenuto on an upright, and being that I don't
play,
> I don't have any experience from the pianist standpoint. So my question:
Why
> is a sostenuto on an upright a bad/dumb thing?
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas A. Sheehan" <tsheehan@nyc.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 6:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Trivia
>
>
> > Full sostenuto pedals in vertical pianos!
> >
> > Yamaha U3 / U5 - Steinway 1098 and K uprights
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