[CAUT] Mythbusters

[David Ilvedson]

I really wanted to see Ulrich's class, but too busy... '-[   Can you give us some input in what you thought was particularly useful?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Greg Granoff" <Gregory.Granoff at humboldt.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 3/8/2010 11:14:24 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Mythbusters


>This just in--- at the Pacific NW and Western Regional conference just ended
>in Bellevue Washington, Ulrich Gerhart of UK Steinway operations was asked
>during his day long concert prep demo about that (sost rod and abandoning
>the NY mounting style at long last) and his answer was a cryptic "stay
>tuned".........

>Greg Granoff
>HSU 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron
>Nossaman
>Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 10:08 AM
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Mythbusters

>reggaepass at aol.com wrote:

>> Seeing these two points consecutively begs another question: Whoever 
>> thought up mounting the sostenuto rod on the action brackets; if it's 
>> such a great idea, why don't others do it (including Steinways made in 
>> Hamburg); 

>An excellent question. Why is everyone so eager to copy tuned 
>duplexes, but not an action mounted sostenuto - including...?


>and there plans to unify sos. rod location between the two
>> Steinway factories?

>Each is quite willing for the other to follow their superior 
>example. <G>
>Ron N