vertical dampers

[David ilvedson]

Brenda,

I'm taking for granted the middle pedal/bass dampers also has 
some play in it?  I really hate the two levers attached to one 
pedal idea.  

David Ilvedson, RPT

Date sent:      	Mon, 24 May 1999 23:42:46 -0400
From:           	Greg Newell <gnewell@EN.COM>
To:             	pianotech@ptg.org
Subject:        	Re: vertical dampers
Send reply to:  	pianotech@ptg.org

> Brenda ,
>     I've encountered quite a few kawai pianos with a ringing in the damper
> stop rail. It's the same rail that used to have the hammer butt spring in
> it. Anyway it's made of steel and rings like crazy on a good solid hammer
> blow. I never spent much time on a cure because I never had a customer ask
> about it so I figured ... don't fix what aint broken.
>                                                             Greg Newell
> 
> Brenda Mamer wrote:
> 
> > Hi List,
> > I have a piano teacher with a 15 yr. old  Kawai vertical UST7.  It has a
> > general 'ringing'.  Pedal has some lost motion, dampers seem to be
> > following the strings.  Wondering if people have been replacing these
> > dampers with  newer, perhaps longer dampers?  Does this seem to be
> > common with this model piano?  She has it backed up to the corner of
> > her room, not against the wall.  Wondering if this might exaggerate the
> > ringing?
> >                                         Thanks in advance,
> >
> >                                                     Brenda Mamer, RPT
> > WI
> 
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net