<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: [CAUT] Forum format (was Re:Requirementsforcontributing/posting; RPT status</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This falls under the category of sostenuto, rather than "requirements for contributing."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron Poire</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 18, 2008 9:43 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT]Forum format (was Re:Requirementsforcontributing/posting; RPT status</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> <DIV>Who developed the first sostenuto system?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR></DIV> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <FANDRICH@PIANOBUILDERS.COM> </FANDRICH@PIANOBUILDERS.COM><BR>To: "College and University Technicians" <CAUT@PTG.ORG> </CAUT@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 7/18/2008 11:26:15 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Forum format (was Re:Requirementsforcontributing/posting; RPT status<BR><BR> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828312218-18072008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>I have never seen a sostenuto rod mounted on the action from any other manufacturer. There is probably good reason --</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=828312218-18072008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080> </FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=828312218-18072008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>ddf</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=828312218-18072008> </SPAN><SPAN 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>> </FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <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> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><BR><BR> <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> <DIV class=Ih2E3d style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><BR><BR><SPAN 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> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=828312218-18072008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080> </FONT></SPAN> </DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>