<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> <P>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...</P> <P><BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Joseph Garrett" <JOEGARRETT@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>To: pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 9/27/2006 8:04:05 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Steinway Sostenuto<BR><BR> <P> <DIV align=left>RicB said: "Like most others I suspect the rod is just a bit too low. Just recheck </DIV> <DIV>the regulation of the whole thing. Set the angle of the blade to 45? by </DIV> <DIV>adjusting the pedal, then set the height of the rod so that when you </DIV> <DIV>look at it through the the action cavity it makes a straight line with </DIV> <DIV>the middle of the tabs. Finnally line up the for and aft position </DIV> <DIV>looking from above. It should show about 1.5 to 2 mm distance from the </DIV> <DIV>tabs at rest.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Once the rod is regulated correctly, you can determine if there is </DIV> <DIV>anything needed with respect to the tabs"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>People,</DIV> <DIV>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></DIV> <DIV>Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>