Hi Fred, Larry Fine's 2009 Fall Supplement lists all Steinway uprights as having sostenuto mechanisms. The Yamaha YUS5 upright also has a sostenuto, according to the same source. Respectfully, Jon On 10/8/10 4:30 PM, "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu> wrote: > Anyone know who is still making uprights with sostenuto? Does Steinway > still do it? (not listed on their website, or I didn't find it). The > only manufacturer I know of for sure is Sauter, but maybe it is an > option you have to special order for others. > The question arises as a comp prof was wanting one, so I gave him our > Mason 50 upright, the only upright we have with sost. Once upon a time > lots of manufacturers did it, including even Wurlitzer. Yamaha did, > but I heard that had ended. > Regards, > Fred Sturm > fssturm at unm.edu > "I am only interested in music that is better than it can be played." > Schnabel >
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