reggaepass at aol.com wrote: > Greetings List, > > Some pianos originally have leather where the shift lever contacts the > side of it's slot in the keyframe. Others do not. Is there any good > reason not to remove worn out keyframe-shift-lever-slot-leather (sounds > like I'm translating from German, don't it?), thereby converting it to > "bareback' style (a la Steinway and others)? > > Thanks, > > Alan Eder > You might find that you can't shift it far enough, or at all, before the lever hits the underside of the keybed AND/OR you run out of adjustment on the pedal rod. Shims one place or the other might be needed if you completely forgo the leather. -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 If I had multiple personality disorder, my resume would make more sense.
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