<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yes. Look for some pivoting mechanism that = will lift the hammers, etc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan Barnard</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 29, 2005 = 3:42 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pedal Question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>What are typical uses for the left pedal in grands that don't = have a shifting keyframe?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm rebuilding a messed up lyre for a 1922 Winton grand. Among = other problems, the piton dowels were lost in a move and I can't figure out = what the left pedal does. The right is full sustain, the center is bass-only = sustain. But the left looks like it pushes a dowel up under the keys, behind = the center rail. Since there is no una corda, the keyframe is screwed down to the = bed. Could there be a lifting rod under the back part of the keys to raise = the keys, whippens, and hammers slightly in a sort of "soft pedal" = mechanism like an upright?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The mob was going to rub out Marcel Marceau but decided not to = becasue a mime is a terrible thing to waste.</DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>