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<DIV>Hello all......</DIV>
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<DIV>Not too long ago I serviced a 20-year old (approx.) Forster grand =
with some
of the weirdest contraptions I've even seen in any piano, including a =
sostenuto
system installed behind the damper levers with no apparent way of =
adjusting
it. I'm wondering if anyone has had any experiene with such a
design? The damper underlever system is also weird but at least in =
front
(and under the keys, as well).</DIV>
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<DIV>The piano also has loose tuning pins which I'm due to replace this =
summer,
so I'm hoping to be able to approach the sostenuto problem with new
insight.</DIV>
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<DIV>I wrote Altenberg Pianos, a one time dealer, but received no =
response and
cannot find any reference to a current distributor/dealer. </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for any info.</DIV>
<DIV>Bruce Greig, RPT</DIV></BODY></HTML>