<html> <body> Cy, A U-3 has a sostenuto? I didn't know that. Avery At 04:47 AM 10/25/04, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Thanks, Joe.  That could well be it.  I was troubleshooting a bass damper problem, and probably messed with the trapwork adjustment for the sostenuto pedal before I realized it wasn't a bass damper sustain pedal...   --Cy-- <dl> <dd>----- Original Message ----- <dd>From: <a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</a> <dd>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</a> <dd>Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 9:37 PM <dd>Subject: Re: Aligning sostenuto tabs on a U-3 <dd>Cy asked: "I ran across a U-3 where the sostenuto was way out of adjustment.  Only = <dd>a few of the tabs engaged when I held the sustain pedal down and then = <dd>the sostenuto pedal. <dd>I had a hard time getting a good view of the alignment of the tabs vs. = <dd>the sostenuto bar.  Is there an easier way than trial and error to align = <dd>them? <dd>--Cy, <dd>Sounds to me like the trapwork isn't actuating far enough. You might try adjusting the pedal up first. i.e. the sostenuto is not pivoting far enough to catch ALL of the tabs. The ones it's catching now are the ones out of adjustment, probably.<G> <dd>Best Regards, <dd>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. <dd>Captain, Tool Police <dd>Squares R I </blockquote> <x-sigsep></x-sigsep> </dl>Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy. --H. L. Mencken __________________________ Avery Todd Houston, TX</body> </html>