<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: = 10pt; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: = url(http://skins.hotbar.com/skins/mailskins/st/051902/051902flag148_1.jpg= ); MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000000; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat; = FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f7fbff" bgColor=#f7fbff hmark="hotbar_element" hbtype="st" = stationery_tag_mark> <DIV><SPAN class=390585900-23032004>First: Is the action otherwise in = reasonable regulation? Blow, etc? Is the trapwork up to snuff? Nothing broken or = out of whatck? There must be some reason why the travel is so = great.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=390585900-23032004>Second: The fix I've used = successfully when "adjustments" won't work is to glue a wooden block under the soft pedal = lever arm--near the pedal where the action of the lever is downward--to set a = "stop" to the amount the pedal can be depressed and, therefore, a limit to the = hammer travel. You have to experiment with shims and such to make your block = the right height. It's not under any great shearing stress, so I just glue it with = PVC-E so it can be removed later, if necessary, where Titebond, or such, would = be overkill and make it very hard to remove the block cleanly and w/o damage.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left>Alan R. Barnard</DIV> <DIV align=left>Salem, MO</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Brian Doepke [mailto:doepkeb@comcast.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 22, 2004 = 6:51 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Good Advice, but = still Nervous<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004>I have a client who's Kimball = Console piano hammer rail has too much travel when the soft pedal is fully depressed.  In other words, it gets too close to the strings, = making the keys play very sloppily and inconsistent.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004>I have received good advice from = my mentor regarding how to limit the forward movement of the hammer rail, but I = am still nervous on how to combat the problem and eliminate the excess travel.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004>The customer has indicated that = when the pedal is pushed down 1/2 way, she can play the piano with much better consistency...it feels better, not so sloppy.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004>Does anyone have any suggestions = for this situation?</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=660363900-23032004>Thank you.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P>Brian Doepke<BR>doepkeb@comcast.net = </P></BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN id=hotbar_element_used stationery_tag_mark></SPAN></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>---<BR> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR> Version: 6.0.627 / Virus Database: 402 - Release Date: 3/16/2004<BR> </FONT> </P>