weekend puzzler????

Bill Kidd bkidd@tilc.com
Sat, 26 Jun 1999 01:32:05 -0700


JIMRPT@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> I tuned a Kimball console yesterday........ from the late 70's-early 80's.
>  Every thing worked just fine......except for the 'soft pedal' and the 'bass
> sustain'.
> 
>   Both pedals worked, after a fashion, and on the down stroke they seemed
> just fine.............however they were very slow in coming to rest upon
> release....and the hammer rail would stay in about the mid travel position.
> 
> What was wrong?  (hint: piano had recently been moved)
> Jim Bryant (FL)

If it were a Wurlitzer, I would check to see if the side of the piano 
were unglued from the posts. Maybe Kimball had a few bad glue joints too?
Bill Kidd


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