[CAUT] pedal squeal

[Don]

Hi Keith,

It is not the hangers--the squeal is from the rod against each of the
dampher levers. I've already burnished in telfon powder--which worked for a
few months.

At 09:20 AM 3/22/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>Isolate the sound to those brackets that hold the rod or the lift felts.
If it's the lift felts I would 
>try TFL 50 spray stuff. Replace the felt if the bracket is making the
squeal. The pressure fron 
>the dampers may be pressuring the rod backagainst the action rail. 
>
>
>Keith
>
>On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:30:27, Don wrote
>> Hi,
>> 
>> It is the rod against the dampher lever felts.
>> 
>> At 06:19 AM 3/22/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>> >Usually it's not the rod itself as it doesn't go through the key bed but
>> >comes in from the back so there is no guide bushing. Sometimes the
punchings
>> >that isolate the moving parts are worn and you can use a leather
replacement
>> >in stead of a balance rail punching. Tighten up things so the pedal
doesn't
>> >rub against the case. The lube that works is the protek grease.
>> >
>> >kpiano
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Don" <pianotuna at yahoo.com>
>> >To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
>> >Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:03 AM
>> >Subject: [CAUT] pedal squeal
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>> >
>> >> Hi all,
>> >>
>> >> Has anyone had long term success with treating a squeal from the piano
>> >> dampher lift rod (upright)? If so what was used?
>> >>
>> >> This is a teaching piano. Silence is golden.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
>> >> Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat
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>> Regards,
>> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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