"Pedals"

[Jim Kinnear]

Cut the legs shorter, buy shorter legs . . .
As a musician, I've had to play pianos, grands, and shool uprights that had
'high' pedals. . .
Really a 'pain' . .
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Kristinn Leifsson <istuner@islandia.is>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: "Pedals"


>
>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
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