Kimball Lift Rod Add-On

Clyde Hollinger cedel@supernet.com
Sun, 02 Dec 2001 19:42:45 -0500


Bill,

Thanks for this response!  I am ready to accept that this was a retrofit from
Kimball, although the ones I've seen certainly do not look very professional.
And it does make the sustain pedal very easy to press and gives lots of damper
lever lift as well.

Regards,
Clyde

Maxpiano@AOL.COM wrote:

> In the 1970's I was working for a Kimball dealer and experienced one console
> where the pedal was much too stiff.  The company sent a modification part
> much like what Clyde described.  I installed it and the pedal ended up with
> normal resistance.  Apparently the offset at the end of the lift rail was too
> short for proper leverage.  I noticed that many of their consoles shipped
> after that had the modification part.  It improved the leverage
>
> Bill Maxim





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