Ah, ha! I think I now know the problem! Roger and I are referring to grand pianos. You are referring to upright pianos! Am I right? We are all correct, just not specific enough!!! Whew, glad we cleared that up! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin E. Ramsey" <ramsey@extremezone.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 10:46 PM Subject: Re: "Loss of Tone" Complaint > Terry, picture this; You take the action out, then you depress the > pedal,,,,,,,, Huh? > You might want to re-read the posting. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 7:01 PM > Subject: Re: "Loss of Tone" Complaint > > > > This was to clean the underside of the string at the damper. Removing the > > action provides access to the string underside, and lifting the dampers by > > depressing the pedal gets the dampers up off the strings so that you can > > scrub them. If you do that with the dampers lowered at resting position, > you > > will chew up the dampers - especially the wedges that extend down below > the > > bottom of the string. > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kevin E. Ramsey" <ramsey@extremezone.com> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 9:32 PM > > Subject: Re: "Loss of Tone" Complaint > > > > > > > Roger, old chum, what good does depressing the pedal AFTER you have > > > removed the action do? I would think that just taking the action out, > > > period, would do the trick. I think that that's what you meant. > > > BTW, here in America, it can be Duh, or Doh! Interchangeably. > Depends > > > on how much you watch the telly. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca> > > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 8:27 AM > > > Subject: Re: "Loss of Tone" Complaint > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Let's hear about cleaning those undersides under the dampers too, > while > > > > >we're at it. > > > > > > > > > >Ron N > > > > > > > > > Just take the action out and depress the pedal. Duh!!!!!! Not often > you > > > > get caught Ron. <G> > > > > >
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