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  • 1.  Baldwin SD-10 Replacement Pedals?

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 10-09-2025 16:12

    Greetings all. I have a sustain-pedal with a loose pivot-pin, and the hole through the pedal body is ovaled-out, so the odds of making an effective repair (swedging) aren't good.

    Schaff has several pedal sets with pedal-rod cups pre-drilled for the tiny Baldwin roll-pin that secures the lift-rods, however the overall pedal measurements don't match. Their model #1002 however, matches in length and pin-location, but is not pre-drilled for the roll-pin. (If those holes had been there, I would have assumed these pedals were OEM and just placed the order)   

    Are any of you aware of aftermarket pedals (including Schaff) that successfully replace the originals, and did you duplicate the roll-pin holes or just modify (or replace) the pedal-rods? 

    Many thanks,

    Mark Cramer, RPT

    Brandon University



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    Mark Cramer RPT
    Brandon MB
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  • 2.  RE: Baldwin SD-10 Replacement Pedals?

    Posted 10-09-2025 16:22

    You can rebuild the hole and redrill. Or with a metal lathe a custom pin could be made.



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  • 3.  RE: Baldwin SD-10 Replacement Pedals?

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 10-10-2025 19:55
    Hi Mark, 
    I had this happen with a Boston grand pedal.  I used the old pin, flattened it some what,  in the center and used JB weld for metal epoxy. The repair has lasted more than 2 years.  The biggest problem is centering the pin after the hole became so enlarged. 

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