<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Probably the "soft pedal" which on Yamahas is that felt strip that goes between the strings and hammers once depressed. <br> <br> John Formsma<br> <br> Alan R. Barnard wrote: <blockquote cite="mid00DD3862$010D0D032B10$001002@OFFICE" type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">While assembling the piano after tuning I noticed that the felt of the moderator was too low so that the hammers touched it, but I couldn´t position it correctly because the spring of the moderator rail was worn out. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Risking incredulous guffaws, chortles, wagging heads, I will now lay bare my boundless ignorance: What the heck are you talking about, here? Alan Barnard Salem, MO Joshua 24:15 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Karl kaputt" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:karlkaputt@hotmail.com"><karlkaputt@hotmail.com></a> To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> Received: 01/13/2007 11:47:39 AM Subject: false beats, real jazz and satisfaction </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>