<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19154"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Wim,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>What gap are you referring to? I've never heard of shimming the action frame. Where, or what are you proposing to shim? If you're referring to the trapwork play, it is always better to add a shim (punching) at the pitman rod first, not the back of the pedal. More "effective" lost motion is created (and restored) at the pitman than the pedal rod. Continually adding leather shims in the "well" at the rear of the pedal eventually creates action dampening in the trapwork. This is why Steinway didn't provide a pedal rod adjustment.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Roger Gable</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tnrwim@aol.com href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@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> Sunday, November 13, 2011 12:46 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] shift shim</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT color=black size=2 face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The shift on my S&S has about a 1/2" - 5/8" gap. Should I shim the action frame or add leather to the shift lever at the pedal rod?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>WIm<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV style="CLEAR: both"> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>