"Kawai-me-a-Wivah!"

[Robert B. Edwardsen]

I had problems with the CX-21D's  we have at school from the early 80's. The pedal
squeak that was actually the bottom board flexing.  The solution was more screws
in the bottom board.  The hard part was schleping the tilter up 3 flights of
stairs.  Kawai gave me some money to do though, and that was nice.

Rob Edwardsen,
University of Rochester

Don wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I had some luck weaving wool between the coils on one piano. I used some
> bushin cloth that had become damaged.
>
> At 01:09 PM 08/25/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >Mark Cramer wrote:
> >>
> >> I love the Kawai verticals, but servicing the sqeeeeeeky trapwork is a real
> >> pain!
> >
> >This and other Japanese and Korean pianos ...  agreed!!
>
> >
> >> After the top end is treated, if I have squeeks from below, I've had
> success
> >> with ...
> >>
> >> 2.) with the adjustment backed off (sustain pedal), I rotate the coil
> spring
> >> in it's seat, a 1/2 turn or so.
> >
> >I feel the high-strength compression springs are the cause of elusive
> >squeeks in these systems.  As you note, simply rotating or realigning
> >may remedy the squeek for a time, but they inevitably return.
> >
> >Stan Kroeker
> >Registered Piano Technician
> >
> >Brandon University
> >Part-time, long-distance, itinerant technician
> >
> >
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>
> Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
>
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