"Pedals"

[Kristinn Leifsson]

At 16:06 29.11.2000 +0000, you wrote:
>Yo, you americans, you!
>I work at a place part time that has
>nothing to do with pianos (ecept the
>fact that I tune the ones here that they
>have) but have come across a
>"thingy" when spending time here. There has
>been some pianotuners/techs here
>before me who have put some
>wheels on a piano and Ive even seen
>this thing being done with other
>pianos/grands which iiiiiis: the damn
>wheels are put on too high! That
>means that the pedals hang too high
>and the player has to put his foot up
>too much AND all of this obviously
>puts some unnecessary pressure on
>the pedals . The musician feels
>uncomfy and the piano/grand is
>damaged in the long run. To me,
>who is a newbie in the business see
>this fault at once and I am amazed that this
>is being done by so called
>"proffecionals" (<---said in a voice
>like "what IS the world coming
>too?!?!?"). Do you ppl. have any
>"general" tip/idea as to how many cm the
>pedals "should" be seperated from
>the floor? To me, I guess, I use my
>common sence but IS there actually
>somekind of mesurement you have
>here that you use often?


Hi Maria, jag er inte amerikansk men, here goes

Was that a poem or something?

You know, I just had that problem right now.
Actually a 60 year old upright that had been placed on caster cups.  It´s a 
common problem I think, especially when grands are put on high spiders for 
moving.

I haven´t thought about this in numbers, (but 503/247th´s of an inch might 
be alright :-), sorry, making fun of Americans.)

Make sure that the bench is high enough, that can be a problem.
Make sure the pianist isn´t sitting too close.


It´s possible to meddle around with felt at the top of the pedal, but that 
can get ugly.


Yeah, this is something I´d like to hear about from you more experiencedses

If all else fails you can drill big holes in the floor and put the grand 
down into them...


>Cu,
>Maria


Copper,

Kristinn