New Underlever installation

[Ron Nossaman]

> I am not sure how we go about deciding "better" in this case.  While it makes 
> adjusting the sos. easier, I suppose, it also increases the difficulty of 
> working with the dampers,doesn't it?  

Well, it makes the sostenuto significantly easier to adjust 
for me, and doesn't make the dampers anywhere nearly as 
correspondingly difficult to work with. A net gain by my 
reckoning. Think back to the time of working with other pianos 
than Steinways. Maybe it'll come back to you.

>And personally, I do a lot more adjusting 
> with the dampers than the sostenuto.  
>     Action mounted sos. isn't that big a deal, once one gets the hang of it. 
> Regards, 
>  
> Ed Foote RPT 

It depends on where you wish to hang, I expect. I prefer the 
sostenuto hanging on the belly rail.

YMMV
Ron N