<!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 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK, Avery, I'll step up to the job, = since I have a friend who does translating.  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Done right it should last a good long time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</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=avery1@houston.rr.com = href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">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> Wednesday, August 24, = 2005 7:01 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Steinway Sostenuto = rod problem</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>>Dont right it should last a good long time.<BR><BR>??????<BR><BR>Just wondering. <BR><BR>Avery <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Greg = Newell<BR><BR><BR>At 10:12 PM 8/23/2005, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial = size=2>This is my first post in several years.  I usually find all the help = I need from just reading the various posts from all you “experts” but = now I need help with a matter that I haven’t seen dealt with on the list lately.<BR> <BR>The pianist/owner was complaining that the = sostenuto function was not working on his S & S “B” grand.<BR> <BR>Examination showed that the “U” shaped = bracket connecting the sostenuto rod to the monkey had pulled away from = the rod.  The bracket is still present; it’s firmly held by the = monkey, but without being attached to the rod, it’s of limited = usefulness.  <BR> <BR>Any ideas of how to reattach the bracket to the = sostenuto rod?  Has anybody tried a repair that held up?  Or do I = need to order a new sostenuto rod?<BR> <BR>Thanks for your help.<BR> <BR>Kit Cleworth</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Greg = Newell<BR>Greg's piano Forté<BR><A href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net" eudora="autourl">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</A></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>