---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment >Thanks for your input Keith. You're welcome. >... the teachers were complaining that the pedal was too hard to play. There are several areas that can cause a sustain pedal hard to operate. Pivots points, contact points, leathers, springs, any or all of these can contribute to excess friction. >I first suspected that they were complaining because the younger >students would mostly have older uprights at home and would not be >used to a better grand with a stiffer pedal. That certainly could be an additional reason. >... I suspect that correcting the height by measuring from the >height of the key-slip bed will correct all the other complaints the >owners have had from people who play their piano, most typically >that it is too stiff. Tim- tuning to stay warm in Canada. It will take a lot more than just correcting a possible key height problem to eliminate stiffness (a heavy touch) in a Steinway action. Not a chore for the weak of heart. Best, Keith McGavern Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/a4/0f/c8/c8/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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