Maybe the sustenuto rail is just too low in these troublesome areas. Have you tried bending the supports up a bit? Marcel Carey, RPT Sherbrooke, QC > -----Message d'origine----- > De : pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] De la part de John R. Granholm > Envoyé : 26 septembre 2006 16:26 > À : Pianotech List > Objet : Steinway Sostenuto > > > List-- > > I have a sostenuto regulation problem with a 1953 Steinway D. > Depressing the sostenuto pedal with no keys down lifts about half a > dozen dampers in the tenor and treble sections. The > adjustable brass > hangers which allow the sostenuto rod to be moved back and forth are > set all the way back (away from the lifter tabs) in tenor and > treble, > and these few dampers still come up. The bass end of the rod has > some adjustment room left and works fine. > > I know I could shift the action forward a bit, but I hesitate to do > that and alter the striking point. The lifter tabs in the back > action look fine to me, nothing out of whack. I've considered > reaming out more space in the slots in the brass hangers to > allow the > lifter rod to move a bit further back, but I wonder if I'm missing > something. > > If it matters, the action on this piano was rebuilt with > Renner parts > about 6 years ago. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks! > > John Granholm RPT > Roseburg, OR >
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