On Thu, 14 Nov 1996, Avery Todd wrote: > Also, our rebuilt Steinway B developed a BAD squeak coming from the > contact point of the brass pitman to the buckskin on the damper tray. I > applied some teflon powder lube to it and stopped the squeak. Will this > last? Should I replace the brass rod with wood? Any ideas. Avery: New Steinways are now outfitted with wooden pitmans instead of the brass ones. Also, the hole through which they pass on the way to the damper tray is considerably larger -- no contact between pitman and the keybed in any way. In our shop, we us a hole saw to drill a carefully located new hole (it encompasses the old hole). I think the new pitman (a dowel) is roughly the same size as the brass one, with a front-rail punching (take your pick! :-) glued to the top of the dowel. No more squeaks. Ron Torrella, RPT Assistant Piano Technician University of Michigan School of Music
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