That would be a disconnected pedal...maybe David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Rob McCall" <rob at mccallpiano.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 4/29/2010 5:39:18 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Gulbransen Spinet Pedal >I did ask her if it felt the same. She said she felt the same >resistance, it just doesn't work. >Rob >Sent from my iPhone >On Apr 29, 2010, at 17:29, Qshooterq at aol.com wrote: >> Rob, She if she said it stopped working, then I wouldn't expect it >> to be broken in half. She would have said something like "it fell on >> the floor." You should be prepared for the possibility that the >> screws have pulled out of the bottom board. There are other >> possibilities, of course. >> >> >> In a message dated 4/29/10 3:57:33 PM, rob at mccallpiano.com writes: >> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> I have an appointment tomorrow for my first Gulbransen spinet. It >>> hasn't been tuned in 7 years. The lady, who says she's had this >>> same piano for 50 years, said that during the last week the >>> "legato" pedal just stopped working. Looking through the archives, >>> I find that this piano made the "bottom" 10 list, and I read a few >>> things about broken pedals. >>> >>> Are broken pedals a common thing for this piano? Is there any >>> consensus (yeah, right...) :-) on the method to repair it if it is >>> broken? I don't have any more info than that until I get to the >>> appointment tomorrow. I just wanted to be as prepared as I can for >>> this "fine" instrument... >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Rob McCall >>> >>> McCall Piano Service, LLC >>> www.mccallpiano.com >>> Murrieta, CA >>> 951-698-1875 >>> >> >>
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