User Manual

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Initial Preparation
3
Takeyourfootoffthepedal.
• Heelstillmovesup
g
Repeatsteps
2
through
3
.
• Heelstaysdown
g
Go to step
4
.
4
Put your foot on the pedal and fully depress it
in either direction (toe and heel).
• Toeandheelfeelequal
g
Go to step
5
.
• Heelfeelslighterthantoe(*)
g
Headistootightandshouldbeloosened.
Keepingtheheelofthepedaldepressed,
loosenthefirsttensionrodby1/2turnand
thenre-tightenitby1/4ofaturn.Perform
this operation for all other tension rods in
theordershowninstep
2
.
 Repeatthisprocedureuntilproperhead
tensionisobtainedthengotostep
5
.
• Heelfeelsheavierthantoe
g
Headisnottightenough.Keepingthe
heelendofthepedaldepressed,tighten
eachofthetensionrodsanother1/8(45°)
turn in the same order as in step
3
.
 Repeatthisprocedureuntilproperhead
tensionisobtainedthengotostep
5
.
 Asthetoeofthepedalispresseddown,the
pitch is raised.
Fordetailson precisetuningreferto“Adjusting
the Pitch”onthefollowingpage.
• Ifthepedalremainsinthesameposition
adjustment is complete. Go to step
6
.
• Ifthetoeofthepedalmovesdownward
g
Theheadistootight.Loosentheheadus-
ingtheproceduredescribedinstep
4
(*).
6
Taptheheadlightlywiththemallet.
 Thestandardstrikingpointisshownbelow.
Thestandardstriking
point lies at distance B
fromthebearingedge,
whichcorrespondsap-
proximatelyto1/4to1/3
ofthedistancebetween
thebearingedgeand
the center of the head.
Strikingpoint
Pedal
As the head will stretch over time, read-
justment should be performed periodi-
cally(startingwithstep
4
).
5
Move thepedalintoanintermediateposition,
asshownbelow,andremoveyourfootfromthe
pedal. Confirm that the pedal stays in this posi-
tion and does not move.
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