What do you tell a 90 year old lady....

David Ilvedson ilvey@jps.net
Fri, 02 Mar 2001 11:26:07 -0800


Resting her foot on the pedals should not cause the dampers to be lifted.  Regulate them for more play!  This seems to simplistic so I'm probably missing something.  Maybe she needs a spring under the pedal to hold her foot up?

David I.

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On 3/1/01 at 9:38 PM Conrad Hoffsommer wrote:

>Wim,
>
>At 22:06 03/01/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>>.... who insists the pedals aren't working right?
>>
>>Situation. Lady approaches me at church and tells me her last tuner did
>>something wrong to her pedals. I got there today. It's a Acrosonic, and
>the
>>last tuner put on new bass dampers. When she played, she kept her foot on
>the
>>sustain pedal, and then complained that the bass notes kept ringing. 
>>.................
>
>
>Just adjust the pedal so it doesn't do anything...
>
>That sounds like what she is used to... She's just using the pedal for a 
>footrest.
>
>
>
>
>Conrad Hoffsommer - Decorah, Ia.  mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu
>You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, 
>then used against you.





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