Steinway Sostenuto

MBailey911@AOL.COM MBailey911@AOL.COM
Tue, 3 Jul 2001 08:07:02 EDT


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Paul - 

Thanks, I thought it looked like there should be something there, and I 
suppose it looks a lot like the little piece of metal with the hook at one 
end that I just sheepishly picked up off my workbench.  Bet it will do a lot 
more good back in the piano ;-}

Mary

> Mary:
>     You answered your own question.  There is a spring on the back of
> the keyframe that does indeed return the monkey to the rest position
> (down).  Take out the keyframe and turn it around.  Use a flat bladed
> screwdriver to get underneath the spring (leaf spring is about 4"
> long).  Pry it up while you move the monkey underneath it, and let the
> spring fall into the slot at the bottom.  By the way, is this piano
> modified (with a player?).   Sometimes the sostenuto spring gets removed
> when installing the player mechanism.
>     Paul McCloud
>     San Diego
> 
> 



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