Tom's answer below is most likely the culprit - my thought also. Mathew, with all due respect, this is one you should have been able to catch and repair yourself. At some point, you have to trust your own eyes and mind. Many of the repairs we do are simple and obvious, all we have to do is look at what is there. The pedal may have spun out of adjustment, which they can do if the lock nut is not tight. So check the adjustment when you repair as below. Will Truitt From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Tom Driscoll Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 6:45 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Yamaha C3 Matthew, Dislodged pitman that connects the undelever to the tray. Sometimes happens when the lyre is removed and replaced (As in a move),or if the Damper upstop rail is too high and or the pin that sticks out of the dowel is too short. Combined with vigorous pedaling the tray can fly above the pin and when it returns the tray sits on top of the pin. A good idea when this happens is to remove the action and look.You can also disconnect the brass rod from the back of the pedal , rotate the L-shaped thing that holds the underlever ,lower the underlever and the dowel will hit you in the head. Then using the Braille method insert the dowel into the hole in the tray ,swing the underlever up to engage the dowel ,rotate the L-thingee back and reinsert the brass rod.Of course adjusting the upstop will require taking the action out. On a C3 either of these options takes about two minutes. Tom D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew Todd <mailto:toddpianoworks at att.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 5:14 AM Subject: [pianotech] Yamaha C3 Thanks a lot for the help with the U1. I am also facing another issue. Went to service a Yamaha C3 and found that all the dampers were off the strings. They were all uniform, but not one felt was contacting the string when the pedal was at rest. What is wrong with this picture? TODD PIANO WORKS Matthew Todd, Piano Technician (979) 248-9578 http://www.toddpianoworks.com <http://www.toddpianoworks.com/> _____ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.71/2336 - Release Date: 08/30/09 17:51:00 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090831/dd8a5ab7/attachment.htm>
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