Problem with sustain pedal

Freyjathecat · Post by **Freyjathecat** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:59 am

most times when playing, the sustain pedal will work as it's supposed to. Other times, the sustain pedal will just stop and no matter how many times I push it, the note will not sustain. Any ideas on what might be causing this? Do people recommend a Korg brand pedal instead of a generic one?

mikeyd · Post by **mikeyd** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:29 am

What brand is it?
I use Yamahas sustain pedal. It works great.
This sounds like a hardware problem...possibly a short in it? You say it's an intermediate problem. That's what it sounds like to me.

There are a ton of pedals out there that work great so if it is the pedal it will be easy to replace and for not much money.

jimiki · Post by **jimiki** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 7:46 am

I use a Kurzweil pedal.. no issues

MusicLive · Post by **MusicLive** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:19 pm

Freyjathecat,

Sounds to me like a switch, or jack plug connection fault, as it goes intermittent.
Generic pedals should work fine but I prefer the Korg half damper switching pedal.
Is yours a half damper version?

Check the solder connection and lead at the jack plug end and also have a look inside the pedal itself. Do a continuity check on the cable if you have a multi-meter.
Some pedals get dust and grime inside the contact switch and will cause it to fail. So that's worth a look.

Finally, Re-set it in the global settings, as there just may be a problem internally but I think that would be highly unlikely, but worth a try.

Regards,

MC

pedro5 · Post by **pedro5** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:10 pm

MusicLive

Says it all !!!

MusicLive · Post by **MusicLive** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 3:15 pm

pedro5

I'd omitted to say ... "after all that, go get a new Korg H/d pedal".

MC

Freyjathecat · Post by **Freyjathecat** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 3:25 pm

Update! My sustain pedal will not work at all now. This tells me that more than likely it is the pedal that went bad as I normally don't unplug it from the back of the keyboard. I went and ordered a DS1H sustain pedal and am expecting it in a few days. I'll let you know what the outcome is.

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 5:15 pm

I don't know how handy you are with a soldering iron (or even a screwdriver) but sustain pedals are really simple mechanical things, they're usually fixable.

pedro5 · Post by **pedro5** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:05 am

I bought the pedal at the same time of the Kronos purchase.....as it was the "right" thing to do....

However,I'm using an M Gear brand for the sustuendo control,it doesn't need half pedelling etc and works ok.

Also got another DS1H for the PA900.....just for the sake of it.......

Best Wishes.

ronnfigg · Post by **ronnfigg** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:21 am

pedro5 wrote:I bought the pedal at the same time of the Kronos purchase.....as it was the "right" thing to do....
However,I'm using an M Gear brand for the sustuendo control,it doesn't need half pedelling etc and works ok.

Also got another DS1H for the PA900.....just for the sake of it.......

Best Wishes.

Is this what you are using the M Gear pedal for?:
(From a google search)

On a modern grand piano with three pedals, the middle pedal is usually a sostenuto pedal. It sustains only those notes that are being held down when the pedal is depressed, allowing future notes played to be unaffected. It is commonly abbreviated "S.P.", "Sost. Ped.", or "ThP." (from the German equivalent "Tonhalte-Pedal").

I don't think the jack for the "damper" pedal supports this. Let me know if you have done it and how you did it.

pedro5 · Post by **pedro5** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:07 pm

ronnfigg
Forgive the delay for replying and also the spelling mistakes I made in my last post….I should have checked before sending.

The sostenuto is a midi controller,number 66 and can be used with a pedal connected into the switch socket.
Used in conjunction with the damper pedal,it can enhance piano playing.
Also useful with string voices as a partial hold etc.
Hope this helps.

Best Wishes.

ronnfigg · Post by **ronnfigg** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:17 pm

yes, I did a little research and I found that to be true. Unfortunately I have my assignable footswitch set to program advance and since that has to be done globally I don't feel like making global changes when I am performing live. Trying to keep things as simple as possible. I can see where that sostenuto pedal would come in handy. For more than just piano stuff too.

phil55 · Post by **phil55** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:38 pm

When I had this issue on a KRONOS I found that if I record a short sequence and pump the sustain pedal a couple of times then play back the sequence the issue seems to clear up 99% of the time.