These are KS2F's and could also be grey market. If you grab the two toes (while the piano is standing) and wiggle, they creak. Nice pianos otherwise. It's not a pedal, but in the cabinet itself. I've oiled the brackets (that are inside affixed to the toe back and sides of piano itself) and the creak has stopped (at least for now). I think that's the first time I've ever used oil on a piano. I was afraid someone would see me holding the can!! I'm not certain about the permanency of my fix, so thought I'd ask the more Kawai experienced. There is a screw under the caster as mentioned, but EVERYTHING showing and some not, has been tightened. As to the welding, if you are referring to the welds visible on the bottom, they are fine, if it's inside the "box" that is the toe, I dunno. Thanks to you all. Lance Lafargue, RPT LAFARGUE PIANOS New Orleans Chapter, PTG 985.72P.IANO llafargue@charter.net -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Don Mannino Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 2:26 PM To: Jim Harvey; College and UniversityTechnicians Subject: RE: Kawai metal cabinet parts Lance and Jim, There are some older Kawai models that had metal legs and maybe toe blocks as well. I think they were BL models - ?? Not sure. If I remember correctly, there are screws from the bottom around the caster that tighten the leg to the toe block, and those could be a possible source of noise - although I've never seen it happen. More commonly, the trap lever pivot brackets and spring cups can squeak, and there are screws underneath the trap lever that hold things together. This is a common 'hidden' squeak source, as are the toe rail / bottom board screws you mentioned. To check, pop out the pivot pin and take off the offending trap lever, turn it over and check the screws. Also check the spring cap for cracks. Kawai parts can get you replacement trap parts if needed. (800) 421-2177. Don Mannino RPT, Director Kawai Piano Technical Education www.kawaius.com dmannino@kawaius.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Harvey [mailto:harvey@greenwood.net] > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:02 AM > To: College and University Technicians > Subject: Re: Kawai metal cabinet parts > > > Hello Lance, > > Thursday, March 4, 2004, 7:55:00 AM, you wrote: > > l> Techs, > l> I was wondering if any of you have Kawai studios at > schools with the > l> steel front legs/toes. I have found a few that creak when > the pedals > l> are depressed fully. I have tightened all screws after > putting them > l> on their backs, etc. The noise is coming from the metal parts, not > l> the usual pedal mechanisms, bottom boards, etc. Oil is > all I can think of. > l> Thanks. > > Thanks for posting this. I think I learned something. For the > second time today, I'll mention the late George Defebaugh. > One of his expressions was that the Japanese are famous for > making wood look like plastic, and plastic look like wood. He > didn't have an equivalent expression for metal, since there > was not a lot of wood to metal substitution during his tenure > with the company. > > I was aware of many changes from wood to plastic and wood to > metal during my days at Kawai. Some of the wood to steel > substitutions I didn't especially like (steel keybeds on some > verticals and steel lyre/keybed supports on entry-level > grands for example). So when I asked the engineers about > their rationale, the reply had to do with availability of raw > materials (steel is easier to get, often equal or less > expensive), tooling, speed of production, amount of damage > and waste (potential). I just lumped these all under the > umbrella of "resources". > > Meanwhile, although I'm out of touch with newer Kawai's, I > was not aware of steel legs and toes. That's what I learned > from your post. Now, for clarification, are these the UST-7, > UST-8, or some other non-institutional type studio pianos? > > -- > Regards, > Jim mailto:harvey@greenwood.net > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________________________ caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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