CLP takes on crunchy snow and loses (almost)

[Clyde Hollinger]

Robin,

Yes, I considered that.  I run into that sometimes.  It may be possible that I
had the sound coming from more than one source.  But I'm sure it was the damper
lever felts, because eventually I was able to get the sound to diminish.  I
just didn't get it to go entirely away.  When I'm done with one of these
procedures I want the sustain action to be whisper-quiet when the pedal is
engaged, like a new piano.

Clyde

Robin Blankenship wrote:

> Clyde,
> Did you consider the bushings in the hangers??  The ones that hold the
> lifter rod and allow it's rotation.
> I believe that the application of CLP on the damper lever felts should last
> a while. I've trusted to that a number of times. And, so far, no screaming
> meamies.
> Robin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 11:58 PM
> Subject: CLP takes on crunchy snow and loses (almost)
>
> >Friends,
> >
> >The piano, 1965 Cable spinet.  The problem -- crunchy snow sound.  You
> >know -- all those little ticks you hear when you depress the sustain
> >pedal or whatever.
> >
> >So on this piano my tests indicated that the noise was coming from where
> >the damper liftrod comes in contact with the damper lever felt.  And I
> >tried something I had done successfully once before.  Without removing
> >the action, I squirted Protek CLP on the wood at the bottom of each of
> >the damper levers, since the felt was too far down to see, with the idea
> >that if I used enough it would run down on the felt and stop the
> >squeaks.
> >
> >I was dismayed when finishing this procedure to find that now the
> >spoons, which were initially quiet, made so much crunchy snow noise that
> >I couldn't tell if I solved the liftrod noise or not.  By using a lot
> >more CLP and time than I intended, I got things quieted down again
> >(better than before I started but not totally solved), but I live in the
> >fear that the squeaks may re-appear, and what do I do then?  Remove the
> >action and spray that ugly graphite stuff over everything?!
> >
> >Since I thought CLP was a lubricant to be used where felt contacts
> >metal, why did it cause me grief this time?  Was I misusing the stuff?
> >Please be gentle with me if I was a really bad boy.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Clyde Hollinger