A hammer is kind of primitive for this adjustment, a vise grips, medium size, clamped behind the threads and a little muscle/body weight will bend it to your will. I have also used an adjustable wrench in a pinch, closed as far as I could, lined it up on the post and pushed up or down as needed On 8/16/07, Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > *Mark Wisner <mwisner at earthlink.net>* wrote: > > Action bracket moving on the stud or bolt. > Mark Wisner > > > This was basically it. The problem was that the bolt that you attach the > action to (at the top) was too high in the treble. Every time you raised > the damper lift rod with the pedal, the action would torque with the upward > pressure, and when you released the pedal, it would make that creaky sound. > I noticed that when the action was bolted in place, I could take hold of > the far right action bracket and move it in and out. I originally thought > there were loose screws on the action rails but this proved to not be the > case. It was actually the entire action that moved upward when the pedal > was depressed. > > The solution was to lower the bolt, (I used a hammer to bend it downward > slightly) so that it held the action in place more firmly and the creak went > away. > > I'm surprised at how many of you were either very close or on the money. > As I solved this one, I came across so many things that seemed like they > were probably the cause, and eliminating each one finally led me to examine > the fit of the action in the piano. But I never heard of this one before. > > Hey, I'm just happy I figured it out and was able to satisfy the > customer. The bill for eliminating this squeak? (90 minutes @ $...?) > > This was a piano that I sold to this client. The sale included a free > tuning in the home and a guarantee. I don't mind. Nine times out of ten a > drop of Protek and I go home. So this time it took a little longer. She > offered to pay me but I refused. Having the problem solved, I can look back > on it and say I enjoyed the challenge. And I was able to find a few other > little problems along the way and solve them before they created any more > trouble down the line. > > Thanks for your responses. > > Tom S > -- Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070816/2930ba0d/attachment.html
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