Trivia

[Farrell]

I have one client that I am aware of that uses her sostenuto. But that
doesn't make it a bad thing. But yes, I do see your reasoning from a
benefit/cost standpoint quite clearly. Even on older junky grands, where you
an I both know that the sostenuto will never be used, I am tempted to just
rip all that garbage out of there and keep it simple! (Not that I would.)
But I have on a number of occassions recommended to old grand owners who
have said that the middle pedal doesn't work (or rather they ask what is it
for, I explain, and then inform them that theirs is not functioning), that
unless they are aware of their need for a properly functioning sostenuto,
they may elect to simply save a few bucks and leave the thing alone - I can
always jam a piece of felt on the back side of the pedal to hold it in the
resting position! Sad, but true.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Bunch" <pdtek@home.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: Trivia


> Because its a bad/dumb thing on a grand too? OK, maybe that's going a bit
> far, but what percentage of your grand owning clientele do you suppose
could
> give you an accurate description of the function of that middle pedal?
>
> My guess is that in a competitive market where manufacturers are looking
to
> keep costs down,  installing a feature of such marginal benefit would not
be
> something that the vertical playing public would want to pay for. Those
> artists/performers who would be most likely to utilize the sostenuto are
> going to be playing grands anyway.
>
> Dave Bunch
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Trivia
>
>
> > I have not serviced a sostenuto on an upright, and being that I don't
> play,
> > I don't have any experience from the pianist standpoint. So my question:
> Why
> > is a sostenuto on an upright a bad/dumb thing?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Thomas A. Sheehan" <tsheehan@nyc.rr.com>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 6:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: Trivia
> >
> >
> > > Full sostenuto pedals in vertical pianos!
> > >
> > > Yamaha U3 / U5 - Steinway 1098 and K uprights
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>