[CAUT] pedal squeal

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Don,
    Sometimes the plating on those rods wears away so that noise is
inevitable.  You could have it replated but the results would need to be
smooth.  I've gobbed on Protek paste really thick which lasted a long time
and didn't seem to do any harm, though I'm sure there are people on this
list who will cry bloody murder.
Mike


On 3/22/06 11:28 AM, "Don" <pianotuna at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 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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>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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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.
> Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat
> 
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> 
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