<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1126" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tom, first of all, = this is a grand, right?  You mention grand and vertical both, is why I ask. = If I remember correctly, the Samicks have like a metal plate that screws onto = the pedal. Perhaps the screws have loosened. There's really nothing to be = afraid of with taking the pedal assembly off. Just remove the lyre, turn it upside = down, take off the bottom of the pedal box, and see what's going on in there. = Should take you 20-30 minutes. I'd wish you good luck, but it's not needed in = this case. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Kevin E. = Ramsey</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=Tvak@aol.com href="mailto:Tvak@aol.com">Tvak@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> Friday, December 27, 2002 = 8:03 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Samick pedal = problem</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I have a new client who owns a small Samick grand which = has wobbly pedals.  <BR>Two of the three pedals move from = side-to-side.  Now, I've never had to take <BR>a lyre apart and do such a repair, so = I'm not sure what I'll find inside <BR>there.  I'm confident that I can = fix the problem, but I'd rather do it one <BR>visit if I can.<BR><BR><BR>The = Schaff catalog offers three pedal brackets:<BR> #2587 metal with nylon = bearins, two separate pieces for each pedal<BR>#2582 cast iron, one piece for = each pedal<BR>#2588 nylon, description says "suitable for use on most = vertical pianos"<BR><BR>In fact, all these look like they are "suitable for use = in vertical pianos, <BR>so maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>