"Loss of Tone" Complaint

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

    Right you are Terry, for some reason, I thought you guys were talking
about verticals, but of course, taking the action out and depressing the
pedals would be the correct way on a Grand. Sorry.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: "Loss of Tone" Complaint


> 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>
> > > >
> >
> >