[pianotech] Kimball spinet

[Rex Roseman]

Marshall

 

Check to see if the pedal spring is broken. If it is the type that Schaff
lists as 593, it will wobble side ways if it cracks part way through and
sometimes the only way to see that it is broken is to remove it from the
piano.

 

If you found one nut missing and replaced it and that helped, make sure to
check to see if the second one is there and tight. This spring will move all
over if all 4 bolts/nuts/screws are not solid, (assuming it is the style
listed above.)

 

Rex

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Marshall Gisondi [mailto:pianotune05 at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 8:08 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Kimball spinet

 

Hi Everone,
I also tuned a Kimball spinet today probably the same age or not much newer.
The owner had it for 40 years, so maybe newer.  I noticed the lost motion
was way out of whack. While tuning I figured out that the soft pedal was out
of adjustment, hammer rest rail was too far forward.  I decided to check the
soft pedal adjustment and when I took off the bottom panel, the problem,
well most of it as it sure could use a regulation blubbering hammers a few
etc.  Something I'm guessing the trap lever is rubbing against the bottom
board when the board is reinstalled.  She said that she never uses that
pedal but I'm one that believes everything should work like it should or at
least try to make it work like it should.  I'm thinking I'll do one of two
things the next time I visit this piano.  I'm thinking I can take the long
bold and move it from it's original hole in the pedal to the one behind it.
Perhaps this will move the lever slightly so it won't grab the bottom board.
Or I could try sanding the board in the area where it's being rubbed. I can
see a spot that's a little worn from whatever is rubbing. I doubt it's the
bold and wing nut.  I also thought of sanding the lever. I did locate the
missing nut that allows the screw to tighten into the pedal spring.  That
did eleviate most of the wabble in the lever it'self, but it's still
rubbing.  I think I'm on the right track with the first idea.  Any thoughts
in case I'm missing anything?  Thanks, and I did tell her to call if she
wanted me to come sooner to work on that pedal.  Thanks
Marshall
215-510-9400
http://www.phillytuner.com 
 

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