Samick pedal lever

[John Lillico, RPT]

Hi Stan,

And here I thought you had all the Samick solutions!!

Sounds to me that the problem is in the "flex". Perhaps a Winnipeg phone book placed strategically under the piano would solve the problem. No long distance playing though!

John Lillico, RPT
Oakville, ON  Canada

>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