Baldwin pedal saga continues

[Robin Blankenship]

Ok, I'm going to go out on a limb a bit here and state that I bet it is a 
lack of pedal travel before the damper tray starts to life that is causing 
this lady to experience a feeling of stiffness. The rule of thumb I heard 
was that the pedal should travel about 1/3 of its total movement before the 
dampers move. Try adjusting that and it might just have a real beneficial 
effect. I do agree that one is probably wise not to attempt disassembly of 
any major component on site if it is the first time doing it.

Please keep us updated as this story developes!!!

Robin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michelle Smith" <michelle at smithpianoservice.com>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:13 AM
Subject: RE: Baldwin pedal saga continues


> Hi Robin.  The woman who plays the piano is probably 5'4" and is fairly
> petite.  About 40 years old.  She's a quiet, sensitive person but (being a
> teacher) she knows what she wants.
>
> I personally do not think the pedal is outside of the realm of useable.
> She's just very particular and I'm hoping to tweak the pedal so she'll be
> happy.  I'm not about to disassemble her pedals however (not a good place
> for a first time) and I've spoken with a tech at the University of Texas
> that may be able to come out in January if I'm still having issues.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions.
>
> Michelle Smith
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> Is the player a large robutst adult male, a petite lady of a fair number 
> of
> years, or some other easily identified demographic that might help explain
> the difficulty they are experiencing?
>
> But, mainly, I would suspect the spring. Why it should be so beyond 
> ordinary
>
> stiffness or strength is beyond me. Perhaps it was chosen to give the
> impression of this being a larger piano than it really is; i.e., a sales
> gimmick.
>
> This will be an interesting thread, I do believe. LOL
>
> Robin
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