Soft pedal adjust

Avery Todd ATodd@UH.EDU
Mon, 07 Oct 1996 13:14:18 -0500


Bill, Steve, et al,

   Isn't the "normal" setting considered to be when the pedal is depressed,
the hammers are app. halfway to the strings?

Avery

>Once in a while, though, I have run into one where the production
>line settings turned out a piano where the rail would hardly move
>before running into the stop felt.  In such a case, yes, I would
>remove some of the stop felt.  You have to use your judgment on how
>much to remove.  There should still be plenty of hammer travel
>before let-off, or the pianist will have little control.
>
>Bill Maxim, RPT
>
>>
>>I just tuned a spinet  Baldwin style 3011c .  The customer is concerned
>>about the fact that the soft pedal really does not make much affect .

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