[pianotech] damper tray support

[donmannino at ca.rr.com]

David,

Yes, I also used to get annoyed by the adjustment difficulties caused by the tray pivot location.  But I learned it has a purpose . . .

The tray pivot should be positioned so that the damper lever centers swing up and back when the pedal is used.  This makes the 1/2 pedalling work a little more smoothly.  Most players will not notice the difference, but experienced pianists will usually notice, and appreciate, the smoother damping when releasing slowly or floating the dampers just lightly on the strings.

Don Mannino

---- David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote: 
> Please elaborate your thoughts on this as it is a popular trend now to relocate the axis of the tray pivot to match the damper lever center pin.
> 
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of donmannino at ca.rr.com
> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 11:24 AM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] damper tray support
> 
> If you are referring to the damper lever center pins axis being different than the tray pivot axis, then there are good reasons to keep these two separated.
> 
> Don Mannino
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