Sustain Pedal with broken action/damper part

[David Ilvedson]

go back and take another look at the damper lifter bar and where it hinges to the action...one or more is broken.

David I.



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: Doug Renz <doug.renz@gmail.com>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Fri, 6 May 2005 10:44:10 -0400
Subject: Sustain Pedal with broken action/damper part


>I went to tune a Fisher upright piano and the (right) sustain pedal
>when depressed would only move the dampers off the strings from the
>top note to the middle of the piano, around Key A3.  I took out the
>action to see if there was something blocking the bar to move the
>damers, b ut I didn't find anything. The metal bar that moves the
>dampers only went so far and then there was a break and a second bar
>that moved for the middle sustain pedal for the bass strings/ break. 
>Can anyone help me to know how to troubleshoot and fix this problem?
>Is this a problem with the type of action? Pedal? bar? It was strange.
>It's a nice piano, and looks like a new action, just the sustain pedal
>was not depressing all of the dampers for the action.

>Thanks.
>Doug Renz
>Rochester, NY
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