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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT color=#800000 size=3>Sorry, =
but I had to
loose the flag stuff.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT color=#800000 =
size=3>Regardless of what
the piano "should do", the customer has expressed his/her preference =
for less
movement of the hammer rail. I think you should likely attend to =
his/her
expressed preferences.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT color=#800000 size=3>Two =
options: 1) Put a
whole bunch of play in the soft pedal so that the hammer rail only =
goes so far
in its travel; or 2) Move the spring in the trapwork (the spring in =
the bottom
board for the wooden soft pedal lever) further away from the pedal - =
that way
a full pedal travel will give the hammer rail a lesser =
travel.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT color=#800000 size=3>Terry
Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=doepkeb@comcast.net =
href="mailto:doepkeb@comcast.net">Brian
Doepke</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> Monday, March 22, 2004 =
7:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Good Advice, but still =
Nervous</DIV>
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<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>
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<P>Brian Doepke<BR>doepkeb@comcast.net
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