[pianotech] Rubber watchamacalits

[bergpiano]

Arlie,

Cut a piece of leather into the shape of a square cross (with some 
variations) and it will fold down into the hole for a perfect rod bushing. 
Add some lube and voila!

Dan Berg


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arlie Rauch" <adarpub at midrivers.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 7:31 PM
Subject: [pianotech] Rubber watchamacalits


I tuned a Baldwin SF grand today that I haven't seen for a while.  The 
sustain pedal squeaked, and as far as I could tell the offender was the 
hard, dried out, rubber cup, bushing, collar (I don't know what to call it) 
that sits in the end of the pedal and receives the pedal rod.  Does anyone 
know where to get these?  They are not the same from piano to piano.  I have 
some for other brands, and they did not work here.  The whole set needs to 
be replaced.  I can't find them in Schaff's catalog (doesn't mean they 
aren't there).

Arlie Rauch
Glendive, MT=