[CAUT] Damper pedal noise

[David Ilvedson]

I believe Terry was in Cork...maybe he knows...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Paul T Williams" <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 5/11/2010 5:58:15 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Damper pedal noise


>Where does one find "cork grease"?

>Thanks
>Paul




>From:
>"Chris Solliday" <csolliday at rcn.com>
>To:
><caut at ptg.org>
>Date:
>05/11/2010 07:47 AM
>Subject:
>Re: [CAUT] Damper pedal noise



>glue a piece of leather on the lever where the spring contacts it (clean 
>the lever good first) and use cork grease to lube the contact. That will 
>be the end of your difficulties. (Thanks to Kent Webb for this 
>suggestion).
>Chris Solliday
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: Barbara Richmond 
>To: caut 
>Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 7:47 AM
>Subject: [CAUT] Damper pedal noise

>Hi list,

>I service three older (1910s-1920s) S&S model As that get a similar 
>grunting noise in the damper pedal.  At first, I thought the problem was 
>the hole in the keybed where the pitman goes through.  I modified them 
>all.  The noise came back.  Ahem.  The real problem is where the spring 
>presses on the trapwork lever.  There is an indentation where the spring 
>contacts the lever.  I've cleaned, cleaned and lubed with burnished 
>graphite, cleaned and lubed with the white stuff, Prolube?, stomped on the 
>spring to try to make it less strong, and am wondering if the real 
>solution is to sand out the indentation, or change the spring or both. One 
>of the pianos has a pretty big damper thump, so replacing the spring might 
>take care of two problems. I suppose I could try one of each of the 
>options and see what works.  :-)  But, the reality is I've already charged 
>for the pitman modification and I want it to be over and solved.  What has 
>worked for you? 

>Thanks,

>Barbara Richmond, RPT
>near Peoria, Illinois