[pianotech] Rubber watchamacalits

[William Monroe]

Rubber bushing keeps the pedal rod off the sides of the cup on the back of
the pedal.

William R. Monroe



On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 6:23 PM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>wrote:

> I guess the question is whether you really need the rubber bushing at all.
> Your method is basically the same except that you cut the cross shape rather
> than use to strips.  Given the leather socket why even bother with the
> rubber bushing?
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> David Love
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> www.davidlovepianos.com
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> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Ed Foote
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 30, 2011 4:14 PM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Rubber watchamacalits
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> The factory rubber bushing for the pedal rods need to have the leather
> inserts, if they are to last. I don't know why.  I have also had good luck
> with taking a square of leather, about 1", and cutting a small (1/4") square
> out of each corner, effectively making a "cross". put this in the cup,
> insert rod,and the four flaps fold up and wrap around the pedal rod.
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> Regards,
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> Ed Foote RPT
> http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/index.htmll
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> >>  Simply cut  two 1” long strips of leather (the width will depend on
> the width of the cup) and place them crosswise over the cup at the back of
> the pedal (be sure to clean out all the old crud first).  Then simply place
> the pedal rod on top of the leather and press it into the cup, perfect form
> fit.
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