Bass Dampers/Sustain Pedal Problem

[Phil Frankenberg]

Check the damper lift rod for a broken "pin?". I'm not sure of the
nomenclature here , but it's the L shaped thick pin that holds the lift rod
in place.

Phil Frankenberg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Holley" <gholley@hi-techhousing.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 7:57 AM
Subject: Bass Dampers/Sustain Pedal Problem


> Hello List.
> Tuned a Keller Bros upright, 1917, which hadn't been tuned in 15
> years.  A2 through A5, 85 cents flat, A6 135 cents flat. Pitch raise
> and fine tuning in 3 very slow passes, no rust and no broken strings,
> pins set fine, no jumpy pins.
> PROBLEM - dampers from the tenor/bass break, down to A0, would lift
> in a long diagonal sweep, from the break - only a little, down to A0 -
>  nothing.  Dampers from the break up through tenor and treble lifted
> together from the strings with no problems.
> I did tune the strings by holding the dampers away from the strings,
> striking the key, moving the pins. I explained the problem and
> demonstrated it to the owner so that they did understand why there
> was no sustain in the bass and the played notes sounded with a
> "thud".
> Will return to the piano as soon as I have some clue as to what to
> look for and correct. Teen age piano student that does practice every
> day, but she says seldom "gets down there".
> Having never come upon this problem and not finding any example of
> it in trouble shooting sections of my library, I need some direction
> on the possible cause.
> I have searched the archives, have read back through hundreds of
> filed posts that I have on damper and pedal problems and find nothing
> on this problem.
> Advance thanks to any help.
>
> Gordon Holley
> Goshen, IN
> Associate Member
> Indiana Chapter 467
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