Steinway Sostenuto

David Ilvedson ilvey at sbcglobal.net
Thu Sep 28 10:15:29 MDT 2006


Come on Joe...what is the proper tool?   And how do you use it?   Picture?   I don't remember any specific tool when I took a sost class from Fred Drasche, except for a long piece of brass rod he used to tap in the sost brackets from the keyboard side...


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA 94044





Original message
From: "Joseph Garrett" 
To: pianotech 
Received: 9/27/2006 8:04:05 AM
Subject: Re: Steinway Sostenuto


RicB said: "Like most others I suspect the rod is just a bit too low. Just recheck 
the regulation of the whole thing. Set the angle of the blade to 45? by 
adjusting the pedal, then set the height of the rod so that when you 
look at it through the the action cavity it makes a straight line with 
the middle of the tabs. Finnally line up the for and aft position 
looking from above. It should show about 1.5 to 2 mm distance from the 
tabs at rest.
 
Once the rod is regulated correctly, you can determine if there is 
anything needed with respect to the tabs"
 
 
People,
What's with all this? You need to have the proper TOOL for checking the sostenuto. It is available from Steinway. Sheesh!  But then, ya need to know how it is used.<G>
Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.
Captain, Tool Police
Squares R I
 
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