<div> Cy: Lost motion isn't reduced. It might not have even changed. The keys are traveling 3mm and rotating the whippen to elevate the jack under the hammer butt. Whether the lost motion is correct is questionable. What isn't questionable is the results of the loss of 3mm of key travel. </div> <div> Paul </div> <div> </div> -----Original Message----- From: Cy Shuster <cy@shusterpiano.com> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 6:47 pm Subject: Re: radical vertical piano soft pedal regulation <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_564bf46d-f694-4043-abd6-1441546e2d5b" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> I've got a Steinway F console that is currently adjusted so that the soft pedal evenly pulls all the keys down about 3mm. The benefit is that lost motion is reduced; I don't really see a downside. Is there any?    --Cy--  ABQ, NM    ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Sivak" <<a href="mailto:tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net">tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net</a>>  To: "Pianotech List" <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>>  Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:02 AM  Subject: Re: radical vertical piano soft pedal regulation    >I agree. I haven't actually looked that closely at  > the bridle straps on this piano; as I mentioned in my  > original post, I just found the soft pedal adjusted  > this way.  >  > Fast repetition is not a problem on this piano, but I  > would agree that it might be difficult to adjust the  > bridle straps to be tight enough to help with  > repetition when the soft pedal is not engaged, and yet  > loose enough to allow the soft pedal to be set in such  > an extreme manner.  >  > Works great on this piano, though.  >  > Tom Sivak  >  > --- <a href="mailto:paulrevenkojones@aol.com">paulrevenkojones@aol.com</a> wrote:  >  >>  >> Actually, it becomes questionable whether the  >> bridle strap will have any impact at all on  >> repetition being set so slack "to accommodate".  >>  >>  >> -----Original Message-----  >> From: Ron Nossaman <<a href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net">rnossaman@cox.net</a>>  >> To: Pianotech List <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>>  >> Sent: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:37 pm  >> Subject: Re: radical vertical piano soft pedal  >> regulation  >>  >>  >>  >> > The keys do not drop if the bridle strap is  >> adjusted?  >>  >> > correctly. ?  >>  >> Substitute "to accommodate".?  >>  >> Ron N?    </div>  <div id='u8CA627713C1D691-12D8-F5D' class='aol_ad_footer'><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Planning your summer road trip? Check out <A title="http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000015" href="http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000015" target="_blank">AOL Travel Guides</A>. </div>