---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment Thanks for remembering the spring swap trick. To clarify, the swap was = -not- for helping squeaks. Rather, the USTx sometimes generated = complaints about the damper pedal offering too much resistance -- = usually from either very young or very old players. It just happens that = the grand style damper pedal springs are interchangeable with the UST in = height and diameter, just not as stiff. As a possible bonus, the grand damper pedal spring coils are woven up = one side with braiding. Perhaps that could help somewhat on squeaks, = even though that wasn't the original purpose for swapping the springs. Many institutions that have Kawai verticals will also have at least a = token Kawai grand. If so, it's easy enough to swap springs from in-house = units and test the results. I've had the experience that some of the = grand users will also enjoy -more- resistance on the pedal, so it = becomes a double fix. As to bottom boards being loose, I'm surprised that more people haven't = discovered carpenters (cabinet) wedges. They're cheap and fast, and = don't influence any future, more professional repairs with tilt trucks, = tightening/adding screws or whatever. Just drive one or more between the = pedal rail and the bottom board, and break off the remaining wedge. Its = an invisible, fast, and effective repair.=20 Jim Harvey, RPT [looking over incoming phone messages and PO's for the SS (September = Squeeze)] ---------- From: Mark Cramer[SMTP:cramer@BrandonU.CA] Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 3:02 PM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: RE: "Kawai-me-a-Wivah!" I've had good luck replacing that heavy coil spring on the trapwork with = a much lighter spring. Mitch Staples Thanks Mitch, are you using another model of trapwork spring? I think Jim Harvey mentioned several years ago swapping the UST-7 spring with a Kawai grand spring. [snip] ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 3287 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/29/ec/19/54/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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