pedal repair

[Barbara Richmond]

Maybe the order my computer decided to put the pictures confused you (I have to figure out how to control that).  The bolts sticking up out of the bottom was how I found the piano.  The piano looking more normal is how I left it using the T-nuts.  I also modified that particular pedal-lever set up--which is one of the reasons I thought the pedal pulled loose in the first place.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marcel Carey 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:58 AM
  Subject: RE: pedal repair


  I completely agree that T-nuts are the repair of choice. But, Barb, I install the screws from the top. I don't have to use the nuts. I drill from the top down, then press the T-nuts up from the bottom and just use the machine screws from the top. This way, you won't have to use the ratchet or wescott to remove the pedal while doing future service.
   
  Marcel Carey
  Sherbrooke, QC






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    From: piano57 at comcast.net
    To: pianotech at ptg.org
    Subject: pedal repair
    Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 02:10:44 -0500




    Hey Jack,

    T-nuts!  I came upon this Kawai that another tech had used nuts and bolts---long bolts. (picture 14) Try dealing with those to fix other pedal problems!   I tilted the piano and installed the t-nuts and the right size screw-head bolt. Pictures 57 & 60.

    Good luck!

    Barbara Richmond, RPT
    near Peoria, IL  



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