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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I find the difference in volume is the =
amount of
lost motion introduced thereby lessening the momentum.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Artisan of =
Wood<BR><A
href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 =
Raspberry
Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A
href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca =
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John
Ross</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 25, 2004 =
3:22 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: soft pedal on new
Kawaii</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Julia,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I find that on an upright, there is =
almost no
discernible difference in volume.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Physically, there should be, as the =
hammer blow,
is lessened, but in reality, no. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
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href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>=
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<A title=Alpha88x@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 25, 2004 =
5:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> soft pedal on new =
Kawaii</DIV>
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PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Greetings,
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;
Why wouldn't a soft pedal on a brand new Kawaii studio upright not =
make the
piano play any softer when depressed? I checked the distance =
of the
hammers and the pedal, caused the hammers, sure enough, to get =
closer to the
strings, but the tone of playing did not get softer as it should; I =
mean
alomost NO tonal
=
difference.<BR><BR> =
So...I adjusted the soft pedal screw, down at the pedal until my
<I><U>ear</I></U> was satified as to the softness. Adjusting this =
made the
hammers distance about 1/2" closer to the strings than it was set =
at. Then,
when I looked at the hammer rest rail, it was up off it's resting =
position
on the action bracket. In other words, there was about 1/4" space =
between
the hammer rest rail's bottom and the felt on the action brackets. =
When I
measured the resting position distance of the hammers to the strings =
it was
38mm!! I know this is too close, but now the pedal causes the =
hammers
to play
=
softer....<BR><BR> &=
nbsp;
The girl needed to practice for a college entrance or something, so =
I
lightly glued small pieces of felt in the space in between the rail =
and the
action brackets, as a temporary measure, as to allow the pedal =
to do
what it is suppose to do, so she could practice. Howevwer, I told =
them I
would investigate the specs and visit as a follow up. What could the =
true
problem be here? My guess that it has to do with voicing. (38mm and =
up off
the action bracket, doesn't seem right and scares me.) Thanks for =
expertise
in advance.
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;
(By the way, this was a call from the piano dealer, for their first =
free
tuning and to look art this pedal's problem under warranty.)
<BR><BR>rookie,<BR>Julia Gottchall, <BR>Reading, PA
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