JIMRPT@aol.com wrote: > > List; > just one of those imponderable questions, i.e.; if the pedal/rod mechanism > that 'sustains' individual notes is called a 'sostenuto', why don't we say > that individual notes are 'sostained' ? After all we don't say that using > the 'shift' pedal has 'shafted' the notes/hammers, or do we ? >:-) > No wonder Andre gets confused occasionally ! > Just a thought. > Jim Bryant (FL) > .- Jim, Accordion to my lexicon, sostenuto comes to us from the Italian while the word "sustain" comes from "sustinere" which is Latin so you will need to speak to the Italians about why they made the change. As for your second point, this is English we're talking about. Who ever said it was logical? I like the term "chaperone" for the middle pedal. That would seem fitting inasmuch as it was basically a French idea. And we wouldn't want those pedals to get too prolific! Tom -- Thomas A. Cole RPT Santa Cruz, CA
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