[CAUT] RX-6 Tapered Damper Timing

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Andrew,
Do check the glide bolts for being turned up too high. Like start over time.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Anderson" <andrew@andersonmusic.com>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 6:36 PM
Subject: [CAUT] RX-6 Tapered Damper Timing


> I was called in to review a piano for one of the local school districts.
>
> It was a fairly new Kawai RX-6 in nice condition, kept in humid
> conditions without a climate control system.  They wanted to know
> what shape it is in and what if any work might be needed.
>
> Noted some minor hammer and damper alignment issues.  The hammer line
> was also a little uneven, probably humidity setting in.  What was
> interesting is that the low tenor had damper timing at 1/2 hammer
> travel and by the time I got to C5 it was circa 1/4 hammer
> travel.  Armed with this information I tried playing it again and
> concluded that it might feel a little heavier than necessary in the
> treble, mind you, I hadn't noticed it earlier.  Is this SOP for Kawai?
>
> Another issue was the piano had been put on a truck (stage
> piano).  The lyre is very close to the floor.  The pedals just-about
> bottom-out on the floor.  This is an uncomfortable leverage position
> for the foot and their pianist had complained.  They wanted me to
> shorten the lyre. ;-)   I suggested adding to the legs.  Question is,
> are piano trucks usually adjustable?
>
> Andrew Anderson
> for UISD, LCC, TAMIU
>
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