Thanks, David. Yes, I was simply trying to save time. I know about the other springs, and I know about changing the leverage. I have managed all friction issues. Just casually wondering . . . I am not overly impressed with the solutions other tech have left behind on the pianos I come across. D On Feb 11, 2010, at 5:05 PM, David Love wrote: > Changing leverage requires removing the damper system and relocating the > pivot pin which isn't that hard if you are removing the dampers for some > other reason but it's time consuming if you are not. There are two springs > in the Steinway system, one in the trap work and one on the damper tray. If > the damper spring on the tray is located at the end of the tray you can > remove it and replace with a weaker coil spring located near the pitman at > the treble break. First just remove it to see if that makes a difference. > You can then also remove the spring from the trap lever (or replace it with > a weaker one) and the pedals will generally function fine without it. If > they are leaf springs then you can buy different gauges from the supply > houses. Also, be sure that you don't have one of those old style brass > pitmans that has a tight bushing fit through the keybed that can be binding > and causing excess friction. By drilling out that hole larger and replacing > the brass pitman with a wooden dowel that fits into a recess drilled into > the underside of the damper tray and also into the top of the trap lever you > can reduce unwanted friction that often occurs there. > > David Love > www.davidlovepianos.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Denise Rachel > Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 1:34 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Heavy Pedal Spring > > Yes, I've investigated that. I like simple. > > D > >
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