"Pedals" for Kristinn

[Kristinn Leifsson]

Haiku for Maria

Arnelöf pedal fixer
casters are problematic
damn them




Of course it´s a problem with the casters and not the piano player, but 
hey, you never know...
And as for damage to the actual contraption thingy thing, well, pianists 
can destroy any kind of device on the piano, whether it´s too high, too 
low, or just right.

"In space, no one can smell rotten eggs"



Kristinn



At 21:35 29.11.2000 +0100, you wrote:
>Lol! No...this had nothing to do with a poem (even if that would be
>preferable). And no...I doubt it that the answer is to drill big wholes in
>the ground and put the grand down in them :D
>It is not a problem WITH the pianoplayer, its usually the wheels that have
>been put on the legs that are too big and lifts up the piano/grand TOO
>high. This causes more damage to the pedals after some use (or the
>mecanics, actually around the pedal) and of course causes physical problem
>for the player who has to stretch his/her feet too high to press down them.
>Just to clarify my question, Kristinn ;)
>
>Maria
>
>"Was that a poem or something?
>
>You know, I just had that problem right now.
>Actually a 60 year old upright that had been placed on caster cups.  It´s a
>common problem I think, especially when grands are put on high spiders for
>moving.
>
>I haven´t thought about this in numbers, (but 503/247th´s of an inch might
>be alright :-), sorry, making fun of Americans.)
>
>Make sure that the bench is high enough, that can be a problem.
>Make sure the pianist isn´t sitting too close.
>
>
>It´s possible to meddle around with felt at the top of the pedal, but that
>can get ugly.
>
>
>Yeah, this is something I´d like to hear about from you more experiencedses
>
>If all else fails you can drill big holes in the floor and put the grand
>down into them...
>
>
> >Cu,
> >Maria
>
>
>Copper,
>
>Kristinn"
>
>   "In space no one can hear you scream"
>           In 1979 it came from within.
>           In 1986 it was gone forever.
>In 1992 our worst fears have come true.
>                       Its back!