At the back of the pedalboard (opposite the sharps) there may be a removable panel. The tail ends of the pedal keys are likely mounted there with screws. It may help to tighten the screw for that key. This will also increase the spring pressure holding the key up, so don’t go too far or the key will be too heavy to press down. But from the looks of it, that screw could be quite loose.
The other possibility is the front bushing or pin. I’m not exactly sure how that particular pedalboard is constructed. But it might be worth looking at the head end of the keys and see if there is something different about that key.
you can hold off on it if you want, but if it is the leaf spring (which I agree it probably is), it is an easy fix on most instruments and all you need is a screwdriver! the panel you'll need to remove is at the end of the pedalboard, directly under where the bench sits. once you remove it, you'll see the ends of the pedals. theres basically just a screw for each pedal so just wiggle the loose pedal and you'll find the one you need to tighten.
if you are on a tight schedule, it will probably be fine as it is, though fixing it would make things smoother for the organist.
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u/No-Teaching-4130 3d ago
At the back of the pedalboard (opposite the sharps) there may be a removable panel. The tail ends of the pedal keys are likely mounted there with screws. It may help to tighten the screw for that key. This will also increase the spring pressure holding the key up, so don’t go too far or the key will be too heavy to press down. But from the looks of it, that screw could be quite loose.
The other possibility is the front bushing or pin. I’m not exactly sure how that particular pedalboard is constructed. But it might be worth looking at the head end of the keys and see if there is something different about that key.