Steinway trapwork hinge pin

Mark Graham magraham@bw.edu
Mon, 27 Oct 1997 16:22:40 -0500 (EST)


On one of our D's here, the L-shaped hinge pin at the top of the damper
pedal trapwork works itself out about once a week, to the point where the
pedal doesn't function. I've just been shoving it back in, but is this a
clear sign to rebush the felt? Or should I make it tight in the wood
somehow?

Mark Graham
Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music
Berea, Ohio



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