Soft pedal

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi Karen:

It is possible to cause the hammers to fly up and strike the strings on
any vertical piano if one stomps on the soft pedal like some musicians 
who keep time on the pedals with their feet.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Sun, 15 Feb 1998 Kgj38@aol.com wrote:

> As I was sitting in church this morning, listening to the prelude, the pianist
> comes up to me and asks me to look at the piano after the service, because
> there was something wrong with the soft pedal.
> 
> She is a rather vigorous player and when she would depress the soft pedal, the
> hammers would fly up, striking the strings with some force, instead of just
> lessening the hammer strike distance.
> 
> The piano is a Baldwin console, not sure of the age, in pretty good repair.
> When I depressed the pedal, the hammers didn't fly up.  I had to push pretty
> hard to get it to do that for me.  I tried tightening and then loosening the
> wingnut down on the pedal assembly, with no discernible effect either way.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Karen Johnson
> Rochester, MN
>