<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Dave,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This time I used a sandpaper paddle.    I think I've used other things in the past--whatever works for the type of crud on the felt without tearing it up.  I also pulled out a few stiff, dark fibers from the felt.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond  </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:piannaman@aol.com">piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:18 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: middle pedal of Kawai KG-1D</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana'"> <DIV> <DIV>I agree with Barbara.  For the price, it's a nice little piano, with a decent bass for the size.  As far as I know, all Kawai grands, even the teenie-weenie ones, have full sostenuto.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Barbara, what do you clean the dampers with?  File?  Sandpaper paddles?  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Barbara Richmond <piano57@insightbb.com><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:28:22 -0600<BR>Subject: Re: middle pedal of Kawai KG-1D<BR><BR> <STYLE>.AOLPlainTextBody { FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff } .AOLPlainTextBody PRE { FONT-SIZE: 9pt } .AOLInlineAttachment { MARGIN: 10px } .AOLAttachmentHeader { BACKGROUND: #f9f9f9; BORDER-BOTTOM: #e9eaeb 2px solid } .AOLAttachmentHeader .Title { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; BACKGROUND: #e9eaeb; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; FONT: bold 11px Tahoma; COLOR: #666666; PADDING-TOP: 3px } .AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldLabel { PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 9px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; FONT: bold 11px Tahoma; COLOR: #666666; PADDING-TOP: 1px } .AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldValue { FONT: 11px Tahoma; COLOR: #333333 } </STYLE> <DIV class=AOLPlainTextBody id=AOLMsgPart_0_2a9bbe26-5c20-4bbd-89c7-abecf58e8adb>I worked for a Kawai dealer in the days of the KG and GS series. I might be mistaken, but I think the KG-1 is 5'4". <BR> <BR>If you're going to recommend a small grand, this is the one! I've serviced a lot of these, they have a nice scale for a small piano. With the right attention to voicing, regulation and <string seating>, they can sound quite lovely. <BR> <BR>You might check the strings for corrosion (if the piano hasn't had good humidity control). I use those stainless steel scrubbers (Chore Coy) that leave the strings nice and shiny. I did this last week to take care of a GS-40 that had developed some damper zzzt. <BR> <BR>Barbara Richmond, RPT <BR> <BR>----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Mulik" <<A href="mailto:tubist%40swbell.net">tubist@swbell.net</A>> <BR>To: "piano" <<A href="mailto:pianotech%40ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org! </A>> <BR>Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:18 PM <BR>Subject: middle pedal of Kawai KG-1D <BR> <BR>> Hello list, <BR>> <BR>> I got a call this morning from a lady who wants to sell her Kawai KG-1D > baby <BR>> grand, serial #1430141. As it happens, a friend from church is looking > for <BR>> a used baby grand, so during my lunch break I went to take some pictures > of <BR>> the piano, and while I was there I noticed that the middle pedal wasn't <BR>> working. Since I only had a couple of minutes, I didn't crawl underneath > to <BR>> investigate. <BR>> <BR>> Does this model have a sostenuto pedal, or just a bass damper pedal? Does <BR>> anyone have any general comments about this model? I'm a bit concerned > that <BR>> it's so small (5 feet); normally I don't recommend such small grands. <BR>> <BR>> Thank you, <BR>> Paul Muli! k <BR>> Joplin MO <BR>> <BR>>  <BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>