[pianotech] Kimball spinet

[John Formsma]

You can try repositioning the trap on the spring. Loosen the two screws at
the bottom board to see if it can be moved around slightly. And/or adjust
the two screws on the underside of the trap.

You can certainly try moving the bolt to a different hole.

I'm not opposed to grabbing a knife and carving stuff. Especially if it's a
Kimball spinet. :-)

-- 
John Formsma, RPT
Blue Mountain, MS


On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Marshall Gisondi <pianotune05 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Hi Everone,
> I also tuned a Kimball spinet today probably the same age or not much
> newer.  The owner had it for 40 years, so maybe newer.  I noticed the lost
> motion was way out of whack. While tuning I figured out that the soft pedal
> was out of adjustment, hammer rest rail was too far forward.  I decided to
> check the soft pedal adjustment and when I took off the bottom panel, the
> problem, well most of it as it sure could use a regulation blubbering
> hammers a few etc.  Something I'm guessing the trap lever is rubbing
> against the bottom board when the board is reinstalled.  She said that she
> never uses that pedal but I'm one that believes everything should work like
> it should or at least try to make it work like it should.  I'm thinking
> I'll do one of two things the next time I visit this piano.  I'm thinking I
> can take the long bold and move it from it's original hole in the pedal to
> the one behind it.  Perhaps this will move the lever slightly so it won't
> grab the bottom board.  Or I could try sanding the board in the area where
> it's being rubbed. I can see a spot that's a little worn from whatever is
> rubbing. I doubt it's the bold and wing nut.  I also thought of sanding the
> lever. I did locate the missing nut that allows the screw to tighten into
> the pedal spring.  That did eleviate most of the wabble in the lever
> it'self, but it's still rubbing.  I think I'm on the right track with the
> first idea.  Any thoughts in case I'm missing anything?  Thanks, and I did
> tell her to call if she wanted me to come sooner to work on that pedal.
> Thanks
> Marshall
> 215-510-9400
> http://www.phillytuner.com
>
>
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