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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Don,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>If you have eliminated all other causes, sometimes =
you can
remove the return spring in the damper tray. I've done this several =
times,
satisfied the complaint and still have a reliable sustain pedal. For =
some
reason, S&S has put an extremely strong coil spring here at times. =
If the
trapwork is not binding, I don't see a need for this and gravity seems =
plenty
adequate to return the tray.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Mark Story, RPT<BR>Eastern =
Washington
University<BR><A =
href="mailto:mstory@ewu.edu">mstory@ewu.edu</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original =
Message-----</B><BR><B>From:
</B>Don Price <<A
href="mailto:dcp@sosinc.net">dcp@sosinc.net</A>><BR><B>To: =
</B>List
<<A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Friday, March 13, 1998 7:48 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Heavy
pedal<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I service a 12 year old =
Steinway M at
a local church. The complaint is that the damper =
pedal is
too "heavy", or hard to depress.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The piano player thinks it has =
become more
resistant with time, especially in the last month or =
two.
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I've removed the action to check =
the damper
tray which moves freely; the dowel through the key bed is not =
rubbing;
removing the metal rod lets the pedal drop freely; with the metal =
rod
removed the wooden lever under the bed also drops freely. I =
even
removed the coil spring that sits between the wooden lever and =
the
bed, which didn't make enough difference to satisfy.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Any suggestions on how to =
lighten the pedal
feel would be appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Don Price</FONT></DIV>
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