<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Hi, Rob, and Colleagues -</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I've encountered left-shifting una cordas in  old Steinways:  For sure an 1883 'B', and, as I recall, a 'C' from about the same time.  No problem at all, except a little disconcerting to the player the first time or two he uses the pedal!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best, <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">~ Tom McNeil ~<BR>Vermont Piano Restorations<BR><VERMONTPIANO.COM><BR><BR>346 Camp Street<BR>Barre, VT 05641<BR>(802) 476-7072</FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>