Q. The handbook indicates that my keyboard has 'sostenuto' which looks as though it might solve this problem (I'd need to buy and plug in a footswitch though). I think the switch would enable me to sustain the offending right hand F root chord and leave my right hand free to reach the high C (without sustain). I'm not to familiar with the mechanical piano - would a piano sostenuto pedal do this anyway, making this bit of old song play as written? Although dont they usually put 'Ped' if you have to do this?
A. The sostenuto pedal pedal on an acoustic piano holds notes that you have pressed and held while engaging the pedal. The middle pedal of many upright acoustic pianos engages a mute rail rather than a sostenuto. Some pianos, both upright and grand, operate a bass sustain that lifts the dampers from the strings below the treble break.
Unless you're noting the octaves wrong, F2 and C3 are easily reached; a fifth apart (F2 G2 A3 B3 C3) If there is greater interval (C4 - middle C) you might be able to pull that key with the thumb of the right hand. Or you could just use the sustain pedal (unless the rest of the piece is written to be staccato.
Other than that, yeah, get a stostenuto pedal for your piano. Though you'll get much more use out of it as a una corda.
... I see I need to peddle some dictionaries to the answer gang.
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Title : 'my old man' in chorus at 'dont dilly dally on the way' looks impossible as F2 is held and up to a C3 played?
Description : Q. The handbook indicates that my keyboard has 'sostenuto' which looks as though it might solve this problem (I'd need to buy a...