Cut the legs shorter, buy shorter legs . . . As a musician, I've had to play pianos, grands, and shool uprights that had 'high' pedals. . . Really a 'pain' . . Jim -----Original Message----- From: Kristinn Leifsson <istuner@islandia.is> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 11:44 AM Subject: Re: "Pedals" > >At 16:06 29.11.2000 +0000, you wrote: >>Yo, you americans, you! >>I work at a place part time that has >>nothing to do with pianos (ecept the >>fact that I tune the ones here that they >>have) but have come across a >>"thingy" when spending time here. There has >>been some pianotuners/techs here >>before me who have put some >>wheels on a piano and Ive even seen >>this thing being done with other >>pianos/grands which iiiiiis: the damn >>wheels are put on too high! That >>means that the pedals hang too high >>and the player has to put his foot up >>too much AND all of this obviously >>puts some unnecessary pressure on >>the pedals . The musician feels >>uncomfy and the piano/grand is >>damaged in the long run. To me, >>who is a newbie in the business see >>this fault at once and I am amazed that this >>is being done by so called >>"proffecionals" (<---said in a voice >>like "what IS the world coming >>too?!?!?"). Do you ppl. have any >>"general" tip/idea as to how many cm the >>pedals "should" be seperated from >>the floor? To me, I guess, I use my >>common sence but IS there actually >>somekind of mesurement you have >>here that you use often? > > >Hi Maria, jag er inte amerikansk men, here goes > >Was that a poem or something? > >You know, I just had that problem right now. >Actually a 60 year old upright that had been placed on caster cups. Itīs a >common problem I think, especially when grands are put on high spiders for >moving. > >I havenīt thought about this in numbers, (but 503/247thīs of an inch might >be alright :-), sorry, making fun of Americans.) > >Make sure that the bench is high enough, that can be a problem. >Make sure the pianist isnīt sitting too close. > > >Itīs possible to meddle around with felt at the top of the pedal, but that >can get ugly. > > >Yeah, this is something Iīd like to hear about from you more experiencedses > >If all else fails you can drill big holes in the floor and put the grand >down into them... > > >>Cu, >>Maria > > >Copper, > >Kristinn > > >
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