<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Marshall, Tell us that you   a. added lost motion to the bass sustain pedal.  Or<div>         <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>   b. removed the bass sustain stick.      Or</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>   c. pressed down on the metal damper lifter rod to check for sticking at the hinges.</div><div><br></div><div>Make sure you checked there before you mess around with spoons.  Then, if you still have the problem we can offer other suggestions.</div><div><br></div><div>--- Tom Gorley </div><div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Apr 20, 2011, at 1:27 PM, Marshall Gisondi wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">just won't dampen unless I lift the bass sustain,</span></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>