Allen, At 09:51 11/13/2003 -0500, you wrote: >I gave a chapter technical on the sostenuto pedal a few years back and in my >research came up with the fact that Claude Montal invented the sostenuto >pedal in 1864 in Paris, which was then improved upon and patented by >Steinway in this country in 1875. >I'd like to know more about this blind inventor and piano builder. >Allen Wright The following book might give you some insight into the man: Montal, Claude L'Art d'accorder soimeme son piano, d'apres une methode pure, simple et facile, deduite des principles exactes de l'acoustique et de l'harmonie. J. Meissonier Paris 1836/Minkoff Geneva 1976 Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 Vox-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076 - Education is what you get from reading the small print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.
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