Aligning sostenuto tabs on a U-3

[Avery Todd]

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Cy,

A U-3 has a sostenuto? I didn't know that.

Avery

At 04:47 AM 10/25/04, you wrote:
>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--
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net>Joe Garrett
>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech
>Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 9:37 PM
>Subject: Re: Aligning sostenuto tabs on a U-3
>
>Cy asked: "I ran across a U-3 where the sostenuto was way out of 
>adjustment.  Only =
>a few of the tabs engaged when I held the sustain pedal down and then =
>the sostenuto pedal.
>
>I had a hard time getting a good view of the alignment of the tabs vs. =
>the sostenuto bar.  Is there an easier way than trial and error to align =
>them?
>
>--Cy,
>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>
>Best Regards,
>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
>Captain, Tool Police
>Squares R I

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Avery Todd
Houston, TX 
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