> I am not sure how we go about deciding "better" in this case. While it makes > adjusting the sos. easier, I suppose, it also increases the difficulty of > working with the dampers,doesn't it? Well, it makes the sostenuto significantly easier to adjust for me, and doesn't make the dampers anywhere nearly as correspondingly difficult to work with. A net gain by my reckoning. Think back to the time of working with other pianos than Steinways. Maybe it'll come back to you. >And personally, I do a lot more adjusting > with the dampers than the sostenuto. > Action mounted sos. isn't that big a deal, once one gets the hang of it. > Regards, > > Ed Foote RPT It depends on where you wish to hang, I expect. I prefer the sostenuto hanging on the belly rail. YMMV Ron N
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