On Yamaha pianos, when the pedal is depressed the hammers are approx. halfway to the strings. Bill >>> Avery Todd <ATodd@UH.EDU> 10/07/96 11:14am >>> 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 . _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4893 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu _____________________________________
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