[pianotech] Noisey pedal bracket

[Carlos Ralon]

Barbara,
I had several 1990's Walter and Kimball's that used the Langer action where the spoons were rubbing the damper swing rod, along with the hard felt on the Walters. The fix, ... either bend all offending spoons or re-position the swing rod. I was a Walter dealor and notified Kevin Walter and the problem was eventually corrected. Anyone else with that spoon problem?
Carlos Ralon, RPT
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Driscoll 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 9:38 AM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Noisey pedal bracket



    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Barbara Richmond 
    To: pianotech at ptg.org 
    Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 8:58 AM
    Subject: Re: [pianotech] Noisey pedal bracket


    I had to rebush many hanger brackets YC pianos a long time ago.  I don't know what they were contaminated with, but no lubricant would quiet them. Maybe an adhesive had seeped through the felt.  The problem then wasn't rebushing, but working with the damaged screw heads that held the brackets in place.  I remember calling the YC service rep at the time and asking for screws to have on hand.  He sent some and they were damaged, too.  Apparently he had taken them off a junked action...

    Barbara Richmond, RPT
    near Peoria, Illinois

    Barbara,
     That's when a trip to the hardware store for  pan head self tapping sheet metal screws will solve the problem. 
    As for the contaminated cloth in the brackets I had an issue with Walter verticals (1990's) with the same problem. The cloth was hard as a piece of plastic when removed. The symptom was a click when the key was released whilst the damper pedal was halfway engaged. The rod was rotated away from rest and the levers would impact the rod when the key was released causing the hanger to click inside the petrified bushings. That one took me a while to figure out.
    Best to you,
     Tom D.
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