I resemble that...the name is actually Danish...use to be ILdved. Peter ILdved was my grandfather. I was told that ILDVED had something to do with fire...red...red beard or something like....but "the son of sick wood"....really? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Ric Brekne" <ricbrek@broadpark.no> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 1/21/2006 6:54:28 AM Subject: Lightening touch by changing damper timing redux >I keep missing the inclusion of the damper pedal in all this. Forgeting >to keep the pedal in line just wont do at all... :)... >Strikes me that damper timing is very closely related to a desirable >degree of damper travel... which is again tied to pedal travel... They >both have to match so that the foot likes the control moment it has over >the damper system whilst at the same time the fingers like the control >over the dampers they have, all the while both ending up such that the >stop rail represents the same end point for damper lever travel in both >cases. Its not really about anything else... certainly not about >touchweight. >Cheers >RicB >by the way David... did you know that Ilvedson translates from the >Norwegian roughly to "the Son of Sick Wood" ??? grin... >Cheers >RicB >David Ilvedson writes.. >Dave, >One more thing...this is easily changed back on pianos with spoons...not >so easily on Steinways, Yamahas, etc....how many pianos use spoons for >damper/key lift? >How did you adjust the spoons for eveniness of lift with keys? >David Ilvedson, RPT >Pacifica, California >_______________________________________________ >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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