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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Spider Wire at your local angling
store.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=thetuner@ivories52.com href="mailto:thetuner@ivories52.com">Geoff
Sykes</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:Pianotech@Ptg. Org">Pianotech@Ptg. Org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 03, 2007 9:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> AB Chase Sostonuto
question</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=265590103-04102007>Greetings all
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=265590103-04102007>I serviced a 93
year old A. B. Chase upright this afternoon. I was told that it was over three
years since it was last serviced. Surprisingly, I found it pretty much at
pitch. Hammers a little more worn than I would have liked but all still
serviceable. Dampers a little squished but not yet hard. And in need of some
tender regulation. When I finished tuning it I was really amazed at how good
this piano still sounds. It has been in this family for over 50 years and
they have never done anything to it but have it tuned so I'm guessing it's all
original parts. The action was even designed to compensate the lost motion
when the soft pedal is used. Very nice. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=265590103-04102007>Anyway, why am I posting? The middle
pedal on this piano is a sostonuto, and it's not working. I found that the
sostonuto design featured a thick cotton thread, (just under 1mm thick),
that got lifted up in order to catch the tabs on the dampers. This thread was
broken at every tie point and so the sostonuto no longer works. Today's
question: What would you recommend I replace this thread with? I thought of
using a piece of piano wire but second guessed it on account of if that had
been a good idea than why didn't the manufacturer do the same thing.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=265590103-04102007>Ideas?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=265590103-04102007>-- Geoff
Sykes</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=265590103-04102007>-- Los
Angeles</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>