Neither...like the newer Steinways except the cloth at each end of the pitman is thinner... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> Received: 1/4/2006 8:15:53 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] puzzler >Hi, >Is the push rod pinned on the ends or does it work by a guided felt lined >hole? >Joe Goss RPT >Mother Goose Tools >imatunr@srvinet.com >www.mothergoosetools.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ric Brekne" <ricbrek@broadpark.no> >To: "caut" <caut@ptg.org> >Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:58 AM >Subject: [CAUT] puzzler >> Grin.. >> >> These things are always easy when you already know the answer. I still >> dont know if its at the beginning of the pedal release or at the end. >> But as I understand it the action guises the sound if in the piano and >> when out the sound changes from a click to a paperish sound and you can >> identify the direction its coming from. Loose damper tray centers on >> Yamahas cause something not disimilar to your description... but then >> thats also accompanied with dampers lifting uneven when one of them >> works their way out. >> >> Not knowing the exact configuration of the pedal levers for the >> Bosendorfer in question I'd have to guess... but it sounds like you >> might have something wrong with the way the pushrod (pitman I think you >> call it over there ? ) engages the damper tray.... or something of that >> sort. You did say no foreign materials present... so its either the >> tray mounts / centers themselves or something about the pushrod /tray. >> >> OR ?!!... I'm out in left field as usual :) >> >> Cheers >> RicB >> >> ---------- >> The action has no bearing on it but when out of the way I can hear where >> the problem is coming from.... >> >> David Ilvedson, RPT >> Pacifica, California >> >> >> >Hi Dave >> >> >One question. Is the noise evident at the start of damper pedal release >> >or at the end (rest position) ? Trying to figure why the action being in >> >or out should have any effect at all.... Damper levers dont come in >> >contact with the keytails.... nothing else about the action is supposed >> >to engage the damper system at all unless you have the sustenato lever >> >built into the action. Hmmmm :) >> >> >> >Cheers >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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