Samick pedal lever

[Joseph Alkana]

Stan Kroeker wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have a fix for the following annoying problem I experience
> on one of the small Samick uprights?
> 
> I can't recall the exact model no. but likely the SU-105 or 108.  The
> sustain pedal lever has a dogleg only at one end (the pedal end, I
> believe) and an extraordinarily strong return spring which seems to
> cause extreme torsion along the length of the lever.  This results in
> very little lift at the far end of the lever and rapid wear in those
> plastic pivot bushings.  Also, the bottom board/pedal rail flexes under
> the pressure of the pedal as it is depressed.
> 
> Would installing a weaker spring reduce the torsion and increase the
> lift?  Beefing up the bottom board?
> 
> Thanks and best regards,
> 
> Stan Kroeker
> Registered Piano Technician

Stan, 
This may be really off the wall, but I think I had one of those problems
with a Samiock last century. As I recall, the durn trap arm was
installed backwards. Stranger things have happened. Good luck!

Joseph Alkana RPT