Actually, Larry, it's sostEnuto, not sostinuto. Mydescription of the floating pitman now used in Steinway was a failed attempt to amplify James Kelly's description. In fact, I've never seen a sostenuto pitman in brass... always been wood.
Also, I was mistaken. You
did, describe the problem, sort of. You said
I'm suspecting it is full on rotated so it doesn't interfere with playingNot sure what that means. I haven't installed Piano disc. Did you ultimately get it to work, with or without piano disc?
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David Skolnik
Hastings-on-Hudson NY
914-231-7565
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-20-2017 23:25
From: Larry Messerly
Subject: Steinway Sostinuto
David, sostinuto not sustain.
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Larry Messerly, RPT
Bringing Harmony to Homes
www.lacrossepianotuning.com
ljmesserly@gmail.com
928-899-7292
Original Message:
Sent: 11-20-2017 21:56
From: David Skolnik
Subject: Steinway Sostinuto
Floating pitman for sustain pedal is a wooden dowel (diamter 1/2" - 5/8") capped on each end with a somewhat larger diameter action cloth punching, which is captured in flat-bottomed holes (of same size as punchings) drilled into underside of damper tray and top side of sustain trapwork.
Larry - you haven't indicated what it is that's not working.
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David Skolnik
Hastings-on-Hudson NY
914-231-7565
Original Message:
Sent: 11-20-2017 19:57
From: James Kelly
Subject: Steinway Sostinuto
I may be looking at the S&S Worldwide reference later this evening but don't most S&S sostenuto rails connect to the monkey which is in turn connected to the dowel with a bushed connector ? I think the brass pitman was used in the larger hole to lift the damper tray until 1987 when Steinway went to a different design using a wooden dowel that does not contact the sides of the hole in the keybed.
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James Kelly
Pawleys Island SC
843-325-4357
Original Message:
Sent: 11-20-2017 19:34
From: Larry Messerly
Subject: Steinway Sostinuto
Dowell seems to be stuck in the bushed hole. I'm suspecting it is full on rotated so it doesn't interfere with playing
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Larry Messerly, RPT
Bringing Harmony to Homes
www.lacrossepianotuning.com
ljmesserly@gmail.com
928-899-7292
Original Message:
Sent: 11-20-2017 19:00
From: Benjamin Sanchez
Subject: Steinway Sostinuto
Larry,
What exactly is not working? Is it that not all the dampers will stay up? Or does the pedal not move the bar?
I don't see how changing the brass for wood would cause it to malfunction. But I could be misinformed.
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Benjamin Sanchez
Professional Piano Services
(805)315-8050
www.professional-piano-services.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-20-2017 18:15
From: Larry Messerly
Subject: Steinway Sostinuto
Working on a Steinway B with a sostinuto that is not working. My experience has been that the pitman is brass. This one is a wood dowell. Did the rebuilder loose the brass pitman?
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Larry Messerly, RPT
Bringing Harmony to Homes
www.lacrossepianotuning.com
ljmesserly@gmail.com
928-899-7292
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