I didn't mean to sound as if, I didn't believe Kent. It was just someone was echoing a thought I had. He had also mentioned the possibility, as did someone else, of the looseness of the glide bolts. They all felt the same tightness, because, if one had been looser, I was going to try the C/A dribbled down the threads. I liked the idea of the cork grease, it comes in those compact little tubes, like lip balm. I really liked the way, Kent came right back to me, when I e-mailed him, and told me to call him, if the problem wasn't resolved. Thanks Ron, for the confirmation. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 5:26 PM Subject: Re: Squeak in unacorda of S & S, B FIXED > >> *Believe me, I was really surprised that it was the recommended fix, by >> Steinway.* >> *Kent says that he goes over all the friction points with cork grease, >> when he does his regular routines.* > > As I said, I've used VJ when I found the squeaking glide bolt, and it has > so far worked fine. > > >> *I was thinking if the glide bolt was the problem, why they wouldn't they >> buff and polish them, before installation.* > > Because it's not the surface finish that's the problem. It's the thread > support in the key frame not being firm enough close enough to the head of > the bolt that lets the bolt chatter when it moves. It flagpoles. I haven't > tried soaking CA into the threads, but I suspect it might work as well. > > >> *I have never, since 1975 seen this as a source of a squeak.* >> *Mind you the percentage of grands I work on is miniscule, compared with >> almost everyone else, especially the guys, who just work on grands.* >> *Anyway, I am hoping for the best.* >> John M. Ross > > It seems to be a long term fix. At least I don't recall it ever coming > back, but I've only run into it a few times. > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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