<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1476" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Cy,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>AB Chase made large = uprights with sostenuto as well.  I also ran into an older Yamaha U3 with = sostenuto a couple days ago.  I was fooled a bit initially, as this model had = sustain, soft, sostenuto, AND a muffler rail.  I didn't notice the = sostenuto right away, and assumed that the third pedal was for the muffler rail = (which was actually controlled by a slide mechanism mounted under the keybed - it = wasn't a quiet keys BTW, and looked as though it might have been original).  = Anyway, when I played a note rather firmly, the damper stuck on.  When I = began to pull the action away to find the trouble, it became obvious that the = damper had become held up by the sostenuto tab catching the rail.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Always = surprises.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. = Monroe<BR>Madison, WI<BR>Assoc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=741662027@theshusters.org = href="mailto:741662027@theshusters.org">Cy Shuster</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 25, 2004 = 8:32 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Aligning sostenuto = tabs on a U-3</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Yes, I was surprised, too (why are the damper = spoons flat and made of rubber?!?).  It was their top-of-the-line upright 20 = years ago.  Now only the U-5 has sostenuto:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://tinyurl.com/5os9g">http://tinyurl.com/5os9g</A></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>They had another high-end upright, with a "W" in = the name, that had also sostenuto.  Mason Hamlin was the only other brand = that surfaced in my search of the archives.  Any others that are = common to run into?  Older S&S perhaps?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=avery@ev1.net href="mailto:avery@ev1.net">Avery = Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 25, = 2004 9:01 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Aligning = sostenuto tabs on a U-3</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>Cy, <BR><BR>A U-3 is a Yamaha = upright. Correct? I didn't know any <BR>Yamaha upright had a sostenuto. I = guess I still don't <BR>understand. Sorry. <BR><BR>Avery </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>