[pianotech] Gulbransen Spinet Pedal

[dcp3 at q.com]

Rob -  Be sure to ask if she had the carpet cleaned recently.   The moisture 
will sometimes warp the bottom board enough to change the pedal regulation.

dcp

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob McCall" <rob at mccallpiano.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 3:56 PM
Subject: [pianotech] Gulbransen Spinet Pedal


Greetings,

I have an appointment tomorrow for my first Gulbransen spinet.  It hasn't 
been tuned in 7 years.  The lady, who says she's had this same piano for 50 
years, said that during the last week the "legato" pedal just stopped 
working.  Looking through the archives, I find that this piano made the 
"bottom" 10 list, and I read a few things about broken pedals.

Are broken pedals a common thing for this piano?  Is there any consensus 
(yeah, right...) :-)  on the method to repair it if it is broken?  I don't 
have any more info than that until I get to the appointment tomorrow.  I 
just wanted to be as prepared as I can for this "fine" instrument...

Thanks,

Rob McCall

McCall Piano Service, LLC
www.mccallpiano.com
Murrieta, CA
951-698-1875