>From: "Kevin E. Ramsey" <ramsey@extremezone.com> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Subject: Re: "My Whole Keyboard is Broke" >Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 19:06:29 -0700 > > Technically, the bridle wires "shouldn't" be adjusted so tightly that >they cause the keys to wink. That is, of course, if the pedal stop is >adjusted so that it doesn't raise the hammers beyond 1/2 blow. > But, we never see this, right. Not even on NEW pianos. Oh, no. > > Years ago I took a beginning piano class at Napa Valley College. The text book was explaining how the pedals worked. It said that when you use the soft pedal on a grand, it moved the keyboard to the right and when you use it on an upright, it moves the keyboard down! I told the teacher it was wrong, and seeing his opportunity to find the answer to a question that had perplexed him his whole career, he asked me what the middle pedal on a grand does. Diane _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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