I'm betting I'm not alone in this...

I have a total of four (4) sustain pedals...two are broke...

In my area, getting musical equipment repaired is a slow painful process.

I wonder if anyone out there does there own pedal repair work? How involved is it? Is it something a basic step by step tutorial type thing could walk the average Joe through it successfully?

Thoughts?

Bill in Dayton

Hi Bill,

If we're talking about regular (mechanic) pedals, not midi, then the only thing in it is a microswitch (momentarily on).

These come in a wide variety of sizes and models, so you should need to open the pedals and check the model. Regular models are available at Radio Shack, and to replace them you need a soldering iron because you need to desolder/solder two wires on it, that's all.

Roy

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Have a nice day

Roy is right on the money. Most sustain pedals are nothing more than momentary leaf-switches and eventually, one of the leaves breaks off. Replacement leaf-switches are available at Radio Shack and most electronic parts stores for under $2.

Gary

[This message has been edited by travlin'easy (edited 03-09-2005).]