<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=328330515-26072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>The hammer should be at half of its normal strike distance when the pedal is = raised.  Normal strike distance is usually 1-7/8" which means the = hammer should be 15/16" from the strings when the pedal is down.  You may = find that the felt under or above the pedal itself may be too thick not = allowing it to raise the hammers that much.  If so then remove it and replace = it with some thinner felt.  Don't worry about it becoming noisy with a = thinner felt.  That pedal is not used all that much by most pianists, = previous posts notwithstanding.  It is also not often slammed down but = caressed down by most artists.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328330515-26072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328330515-26072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Another possibility:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328330515-26072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>To achieve that shortened strike distance, you may also have to shave some = off the stop felt found above the hammer rail felt.  This is often a block = or blocks of very solid hammer felt trimmings.  This could have = drifted down shortening the travel while the glue was wet.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328330515-26072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328330515-26072004> <P><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>D.L. = Bullock    St. Louis<BR></STRONG></FONT><A = href="http://www.thepianoworld.com/"><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>www.thepianoworld.com</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT = face=Arial color=#000000><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></FONT></P> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Put the worlds greatest = healer to work for WHATEVER health problem you may have----YOUR OWN IMMUNE = SYSTEM.  Your body is capable of healing EVERY disease if you give it the right fuel.  Visit </FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2><A href="http://www.mannapages.com/dlbullock">http://www.mannapages.com/dl= bullock</A> to learn how to get the right fuel.  Also <A href="http://www.glycoscience.org/">www.glycoscience.org</A></FONT></DI= V></FONT></DIV></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328330515-26072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328330515-26072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=328330515-26072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>To begin your turnkey, = automated home-based business visit <A href="http://www.powerprofitteam.com/dlbullock">http://www.powerprofitt= eam.com/dlbullock</A>  Financial freedom can be yours.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=328330515-26072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=328330515-26072004> </SPAN><STRONG>From:</STRONG> = Alpha88x@aol.com [mailto:Alpha88x@aol.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:53 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: soft pedal on = new Kawaii<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Greeetings = List,<BR><BR>          =       Thank you for the information and suggestions. I have decided to go = back and adjust the hammer rest rail via the pedal wing nut back to spec of = approx 50mm 1.75" plus/minus as I found it and as sugessted by this list. = <BR><BR>          &nbsp= ;      I am also going to advise the player to use the middle pedal, (which = is a practice mute rail) instead of the soft pedal for the softening, and = explain piano quality: Una corde 101, if you will, ie: the difference between = a grand's una corde and the "poor man's" una corde as in the upright. I = have heard this referred to as poor man's una corde before. I guess I gotta = "spilll the beans". = <BR><BR>          &nbsp= ;      It's a shame. They just purchased this Kawaii in March of this year ( = I have to look closer at the exact model of Kawaii when I return), and their = daughter is aspiring to be a real fine player, at 14, she played with a = symphony in NYC and is expected to commence piano study at Oberlin Conservatory in the = fall!  How the piano dealer could sell this type of piano to this = caliber student, I'll never know! <BR>   = <BR>           &nb= sp;       When I "spill the beans" they may decide to return the piano to the = dealer in order to get something better, if they tell the dealer that <I>I</I> = told them this una corde stuff, the dealer may not like me so much for telling = all, and may not hire me again for his 'first free tuning' on his piano sales. = <BR><BR>          &nbsp= ;       But then again, do I really want to work for a dealer such as this? I = know that, in the long run, I will get a better reputation and more = business by steeriing folks in the right direction, because that's what a business = is built on; integrity.<BR><BR><BR>Julia, <BR>Reading, PA</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>