In a message dated 2/18/99 5:52:17 PM !!!First Boot!!!, rbeaton@initco.net writes: << Re the noisy sustain pedal dowel....you can replace it with a hammer shank that has a center-pin installed on each end....long enough to stick into the leather at each end. Nice and quiet. Dick RPT MT >> Dick: You might be thinking of a different dowel than what I described. The pedal rod I am referring to is the one that comes up from the bottom of the piano to the action. It is 5/8" in diameter and about 3 feet long. A hammer shank is not quite long enough :) Wim
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