In a message dated 98-02-15 11:37:06 EST, you write: << As I was sitting in church this morning, listening to the prelude, the pianist comes up to me and asks me to look at the piano after the service, because there was something wrong with the soft pedal. She is a rather vigorous player and when she would depress the soft pedal, the hammers would fly up, striking the strings with some force, instead of just lessening the hammer strike distance. The piano is a Baldwin console, not sure of the age, in pretty good repair. When I depressed the pedal, the hammers didn't fly up. I had to push pretty hard to get it to do that for me. I tried tightening and then loosening the wingnut down on the pedal assembly, with no discernible effect either way. Any ideas? Karen Johnson Rochester, MN If you play the piano that hard, the hammers will strike the strings. I used to do it for fun when I was a young one and did not know better. Dave Peake, RPT Portland, OR
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