Today's Puzzler

[Dave Bunch]

>>.."it feels like it's hitting the floor."<<

Does this mean the pedal travel is too long or that it stops with a sharp
clunk?

Is the PianoDisc trap lever above the pedal rod hitting the bed or the stop
bolt?

Dave Bunch

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Bondi" <tito@philbondi.com>
To: "Newtonville" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 5:21 PM
Subject: Today's Puzzler


> ..and it has not been resolved.
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> ..so please put on your thinking caps.
>
> Boston GP 178 w/PianoDisc.
>
> The 'concern' for the customer was the fact that the Damper Pedal felt
like
> it was hitting the floor. The pedal is doing its job, but I know exactly
> what she's saying.."it feels like it's hitting the floor." I take a look
> underneath and notice a stop for the pedal rod.."no problem, maam". ..
that
> wasn't it, and I had to remove the pedal lyre and the trap work support
for
> the Sostento pedal to access that capstan. grrrrrrrrrrrrr.
>
> ..move to the Upstop rail - no sir, the dampers don't quite reach the
upstop
> rail.
>
> ..move to the Pedal Solenoid. Now, I know enough about Pedal Solenoids to
> know that once they're set, you don't want to mess too much with any
> adjustments, but I'm starting to scratch my increasingly rabidly balding
> head with this one already..and the Solenoid wasn't the problem.
>
> The one thing I did notice was when I put a spring on the Damper Tray, the
> tray dropped down about 4 mils..just about the amount I want to gain from
> this pedal..and of course there's the issue of 60+ Damper capstan
adjustment
> screws to turn down.
>
> Did I miss something?
>
> -Phil Bondi (Fl.)
> phil@philbondi.com
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