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color=#000080>I have never seen a sostenuto rod mounted on the action from any
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class=828312218-18072008><FONT size=2>Delwin D Fandrich<BR>Piano Design &
Manufacturing Consultant<BR>620 South Tower Avenue<BR>Centralia, Washington
98531 USA<BR>Phone 360.736-7563<BR><<A
href="mailto:fandrich@pianobuilders.com">mailto:fandrich@pianobuilders.com</A>>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Michael
Magness<BR><B>Sent:</B> July 18, 2008 10:10 AM<BR><B>To:</B> College and
University Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Forum format (was Re:
Requirementsforcontributing/posting; RPT status<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Ron Nossaman <<A
href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net">rnossaman@cox.net</A>> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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class=828312218-18072008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>. . .
. </FONT></SPAN>The list membership sees a lot more different brands of
piano than I do, so tell me, does any other manufacturer mount the brackets on
the action? Have they ever? Good ideas that have been around a long time tend
to be emulated in some form by others, as do perhaps less sterling ideas
implemented in prestigious brands.<BR>Ron N<BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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