<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>   Ahh yes but it could be his pedaling technique.  I've= seen some fine pianist with horrible pedal technique.  They can make a nominally set of of quit dampers start to sound like a bass drum specially o= n a Steinway..which they're not used to.  He probably doesn't need a spring= surgery  but quite possibly his technique needs attention....... JMO</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  Dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV>Hi Listers,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Client with a new Yamaha ga-1 is complaining that the dampers make a thumping noise when his foot is taken off the sustain pedal. He is doing s= ome recording and it is very noticable to him. Other than changing the spring = to one with less tension , what would be a solution to his problem?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano </DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>