<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>A first thing to check for might be the proper adjustment of the damper upstop rail; lowering the upstop rail into its proper position may keep the tab from popping past the blade.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Kent</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Sep 27, 2006, at 5:30 PM, Gene Nelson wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">My problem with the sostenuto was that dampers would skip past the blade when pedal is fully depressed with fff blow.</FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>