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>whereby he can play the sustain pedal of his Yamaha C6 with a
sideways<br>
>pressure from his knee.<br>
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Consider this: The easiest thing to convert from piano to piano is<br>
something that doesn't attach to the piano at all. Picture an inverted
T<br>
with an asymmetric cross, with the long leg bent perpendicular to both
the<br>
stem, and the cross. The stem of the T is about 50cm long and straps to
the<br>
inside of the right leg, with appropriate padded forms. The foot sits
on<br>
the short side of the cross, about 12cm long, with a 5cm spacer under
the<br>
outboard end as a pivot. The long side of the cross, extending about
10cm<br>
left and then forward about 18cm, has a padded inverted U that
straddles<br>
the damper pedal. Rocking the leg left depresses the pedal. The
leverage<br>
ratio is negotiable by modifying the lever dimensions to suit
during<br>
fabrication, or could be made adjustable at a sacrifice to simplicity
and<br>
durability. <br>
<br>
Ron N <br>
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That is a good idea if the lateral strain on the thigh muscles don't get
him.<br>
I thought of a <font size=3>pedal extender. This would function by
lifting and lowering<br>
the leg. Perhaps the sheer weight of the leg on the 'lever' will
operate<br>
the pedal and by lifting the leg the pedal is released.<br>
<br>
</font>Plywood fashioned in a U-pattern.<br>
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The notch would slip over any pedal and wedge under the lyre or bottom
board <br>
and the weight of the leg will depress the platform.<br>
<br>
Make it a bi-level rig so that the leg isn't raised too high hitting the
keybed: <br>
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Rather than utilizing the ball of the foot and calf muscles, the thigh
muscles are employed.<br>
<br>
Transferrable to any piano.<br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Jon Page, piano technician<br>
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.<br>
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