Hamburg Steinway, sostenuto - not

[Porritt, David]

Yep, my bad!

dp

David M. Porritt
dporritt at smu.edu

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
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Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:25 PM
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Subject: Re: Hamburg Steinway, sostenuto - not


> Well, if Albert Steinway "perfected" the sostenuto in 1874 I wish
they'd
> bring that perfected design back!
> 
> dp

No Dave! It said Albert Steinway perfected and patented the 
sostenuto *pedal*. The pedals usually work great, but that 
contraption at the other end of the linkage could use some 
more perfecting.

Ron N