Hi Stan, And here I thought you had all the Samick solutions!! Sounds to me that the problem is in the "flex". Perhaps a Winnipeg phone book placed strategically under the piano would solve the problem. No long distance playing though! John Lillico, RPT Oakville, ON Canada >Does anyone have a fix for the following annoying problem I experience >on one of the small Samick uprights? > >I can't recall the exact model no. but likely the SU-105 or 108. The >sustain pedal lever has a dogleg only at one end (the pedal end, I >believe) and an extraordinarily strong return spring which seems to >cause extreme torsion along the length of the lever. This results in >very little lift at the far end of the lever and rapid wear in those >plastic pivot bushings. Also, the bottom board/pedal rail flexes under >the pressure of the pedal as it is depressed. > >Would installing a weaker spring reduce the torsion and increase the >lift? Beefing up the bottom board? > >Thanks and best regards, > >Stan Kroeker >Registered Piano Technician
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