<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C34634.73B28970"> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style> <![if mso 9]> <style> p.MsoNormal {margin-left:3.75pt;} </style> <![endif]> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue = style='tab-interval:.5in; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:3.75pt;margin-bottom:3.= 75pt'> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 color=navy = face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Is <span = class=SpellE>youse</span> guys</span></font></span><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <span = class=SpellE>talkin</span>’ about a true <span class=SpellE>sostenuto</span> or an upright-style = split damper rail? Also, please, by “concert instrument,” what = meanest thou? What brand is the piano?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span = style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span = style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Alan R. = Barnard</span></font><font color=navy><span = style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span = style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Salem, = MO</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original = Message-----<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span = style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Keith Roberts<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, July 09, = 2003 3:14 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Greg Newell; = </span></font><st1:PersonName><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Pianotech</span></font></st= 1:PersonName><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Sostenuto = rail</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Georgia><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:black'>The bass tenor break is where the lift rod is, right? = Seems like the number of bass notes would dictate the lengths of the two = sections. Maybe a 22 note bass rod could be made to work, but 28 to 21? = </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Georgia><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:black'>Hey Tom, If all else fails, cut the bass end off of a = 28 note rod and braze it back on to the treble end.</span></font><font = size=2 color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Georgia><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:black'>Keith Roberts</span></font><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></spa= n></font></p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75p= t'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div style='font-color:black'> <p class=MsoNormal = style='margin-left:.5in;background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <a href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net" = title="gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg Newell</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black; font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black = face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" = title="pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black; font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black = face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> Wednesday, = July 09, 2003 12:45 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black; font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> Re: Sostenuto rail<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p= ></span></font></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Tom,<o:p></o:p><= /span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>  &nbs= p; I could be missing something here but why does it matter how many bass = notes? Doesn't the sostenuto rail extend to cover all the dampered = notes?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p= ></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Greg Newell<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Greg's Piano Fort�<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</a><o:= p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p= ></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p= ></span></font></p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75p= t'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>------------Orig= inal Message-------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>From: <a href="mailto:Tompiano@aol.com">Tompiano@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></= font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><o:p></o:p></span>= </font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Date: Wed, Jul-9-2003 3:28 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Subject: Sostenuto rail<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=black face=Arial FAMILY=SANSSERIF><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'>List,<br> I have a concert instrument ( 21 bass)  and the sostenuto rail is = missing. Looks like I either need to have a sostenuto rail made or (hopefully) = find a manufacturer who shares a similar 21 note bass configuration. Do you = know of any scaled pianos being manufactured today which uses a 21 note bass? = Mason & Hamlin BB?<br> No luck through Schaff or Pianotek. <br> Thanks<br> Tom Servinsky, RPT <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>---<BR> Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.<BR> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR> Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 6/30/2003<BR> </FONT> </P><BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>---<BR> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR> Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 6/30/2003<BR> </FONT> </P>