<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>A wild guess, based on a previous frustrating experience.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The shift lever is not contacting with the keyframe at a= lll because the blocks that hold it in place on the bottom of the piano sit too = far above (below, really) the surface to which they are attached, which puts the= keyframe out of reach.  Installers of disc systems sometimes do funny things to get pedals out of the way of various contraptions down there.</DIV= > <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave S.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/26/05 6:07:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:</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><EM><FONT face=Arial>The left pedal hanging down would suggest a br= oken "pedal axle' or related bushing.</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Nope. You're not even warm.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial>...wood broken away in the keyframe where the una-chorda lever is supposed to engage.</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>That ocurred to me also. I checked that and the underside of the keyframe appears all original and in excellent condition.= There is a hard maple insert with a leather pad where the una-corda level should contact. All appears well with the keyframe.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>But like Alan Barnard, you are in the right ballpa= rk, but this is not the correct answer.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-L= EFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT size=3>----- Original Message</F= ONT> ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>Fr= om:</B> <A title=mailto:anrebe@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:anrebe@sbcglobal.net">Andrew and Rebeca Anderson</A> </DI= V> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV>The left pedal hanging down = would suggest a broken "pedal axle' or related bushing.  The other possibility that comes to mind is wood broken away in the keyframe where= the una-chorda lever is supposed to engage.  <BR><BR>Close?<BR><BR>Andrew<BR>At 06:31 PM 8/26/2005, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=2>Okay, he= re is my first (and likely lame) contribution to the daily mystery question.<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>About 1980 Kawai KG-2S - = about 5' 10" - very good to excellent condition. Lady bought it used one yea= r ago (she paid $3,500 for it - perfect satin cherry case - she got a gr= eat deal!). During that first year she had a QRS Pianomation player system= installed on the piano. We had set up a service appointment for cleani= ng the interior, tuning and looking at a "loose" pedal.<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>The left (una-corda) pedal w= as just hanging down. I crawled under piano to check levers, etc. Everyth= ing with the una-corda under the keybed appeared to be functioning just fi= ne. Adjustment appears good (in that, when the pedal travels down, the lev= er moves sideways in the keybed). However, when you depress the left peda= l the action frame did not slide over to the right. The keyframe was res= ting on the left felted keyframe stop. The action slid in and out easily. I= t was as if the una-corda lever system was not hooked up to the action frame.<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>What was the cause of the non-functioning una-corda pedal?<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>(T= his is probably too easy - however, it did take me a good 10 or 15 minutes to= fully figure it out.)<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>