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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michelle,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sounds like excellent adivce from Joel. Also, if
this IS a new complaint from the customer and because it feels within normal
range to you, find out if something else has changed recently, such as the use
of a different or new bench, or a recent illness that might have weakend the
frame of the player, etc. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just a thought.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin Blankenship</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=michelle@smithpianoservice.com
href="mailto:michelle@smithpianoservice.com">Michelle Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:45
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Baldwin Pedal Advice</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Good morning everyone. I
received some good advice from Joel Rappaport concerning the <st1:place
w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> pedal issue (he lives up I-35 from me) and
thought you might like to read it as well.
Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Michelle
Smith<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Bastrop</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,
<st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From
Joel:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">1. Anytime there is
an unusual pedal adjustment that appears to have to be done, always check the
assembly of the lyre onto the bottom of the case.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">First, the lyre should not
be loose and able to swing back and forth when the pedal is depressed.
But also check the top of the lyre and make sure there is no space between the
lyre and the bottom of the keybed. Sometimes wrongly installed support
rods (could be wood or metal) mess up the lyre
position.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">2. The screw that
you mention that comes out of the bottom of the piano and through the trapwork
lever itself usually has a big front-rail-style felt punching on it. Is
this the case? If so, it limits the _downward_ travel of the lever ONLY
to keep the lever from swinging free when the lyre is taken off. It is
NOT part of the actual pedal adjustments. when the piano is being
played.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">3. From your
description, it sounds like what I call the "push rod" (brass rod that the
pedal pushes up onto the trapwork lever) is too long. First of all, make
sure the push rod for the right pedal is seated completely down into the hole
in the back of that pedal. If that is the case and you can't make the
adjustment with the two nuts on the top of the push rod (if that is what
<st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> has now), the rod may have always
been too long and a bit has to be cut off with a hack saw. It would be
interesting to know if the customer always had this complaint about the right
pedal or it has developed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Of course, these are in
addition to all the other excellent suggestions given throughout the
List.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Good luck with this.
I am sure the List would appreciate knowing how you solved
it.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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