----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Spalding" <spalding48@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 7:09 AM
Subject: Upright Sostenuto
> Listers:
> . . . . . . Other manufactureres of quality pianos make
> uprights with sostenutos, for example Kawai. Does theirs work? Is their
> design different from the M&H? Sorry I don't have photos to post. Got to
> start carrying the camera on tuning calls.
> thanks,
> Mike
> Michael Spalding
Some old Steinway uprights have sostenutos where a taut gut string catches spoons or levers that protrude from the bottoms of the damper levers. Yes it works. Also Yamaha put a full sostenuto in their U7 (no longer made) and also the U3, I believe, and they work fine. Have seen other systems in other old uprights but don't remember brand names. Haven't seen the M&H system. -- David Nereson, RPT
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