<html> <body> Kit, <x-tab>        </x-tab>You might try brazing. Take off the blade and hook and take it to someone who does that sort of thing for a living. Dont right it should last a good long time. Greg Newell At 10:12 PM 8/23/2005, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">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.   The pianist/owner was complaining that the sostenuto function was not working on his S & S “B” grand.   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.    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?   Thanks for your help.   Kit Cleworth</blockquote> <x-sigsep></x-sigsep> Greg Newell Greg's piano Forté <a href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net" eudora="autourl"> mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</a></body> </html>