On 7/4/09, Ken & Pat Gerler <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net> wrote: > Kimball did this in some of their Whitney spinets - no bridle tapes - no > bridle wires. The action is so compact that even when the wippen drops down > the jack does not fall under the felt on the hammer butt. Yeah, I remember those late 70s Kimballs... That same model also had what I called a "chaperone" pedal. It was just there to keep the other two separated. Useless as..., but it did call me out on a warranty call to see why the middle pedal didn't work on their new piano. (I was a newbie, then, too.) -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
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