---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment =20 Mark, David, =20 Thanks for the tips! This is the kind of proprietary info I need. I was=20 initially called in to fabricate a dowel, because the monkey lifting portio= n of=20 dowel was not there. =20 It was a crummy rebuild, and everything pedal and damper related was poorl= y=20 regulated. It would have been a job that required far more time than I had= =20 to offer at that point. It was one of those, "hey Dave, you got a few=20 minutes to look at this sostenuto pedal" deals in a dealer showroom that tu= rns into=20 a piano tech's Pandora's Box. =20 Great info, gentlemen. Thanks! =20 Dave Stahl =20 In a message dated 11/10/2005 5:29:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, =20 pianotech@nhpianos.com writes: Years ago an S&S rep showed us this trick for the sostenuto:=20 Remove the shanks/hammers immediately adjacent to the breaks =E2=80=93 on a= B this=20 would mean hammers 1, 20, 21, 51, 52, 68 and 69. This will allow you to see= =20 the sostenuto rail and tabs at the locations closest to the adjustment poin= ts=20 using a flashlight with the action back in place. =20 Before sliding the action back in, loosen the screws and bolts that hold th= e=20 brackets just enough to allow the rail to slide in and out when tapped with= =20 a screwdriver blade. With the action in and cheekblocks in place you can us= e=20 a thin long bladed screwdriver to reach down through the strings and tap th= e=20 brackets to position the sostenuto rail correctly. =20 Of course the rest of the system needs to be in at least reasonably good=20 adjustment before you begin, IOW, good damper regulation, nice straight=20 sostenuto tabs and proper amount of throw on both sustain and sostenuto pe= dals.=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/63/c0/65/69/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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