Does it have silicone in it? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Greg Granoff" <Gregory.Granoff at humboldt.edu> To: caut at ptg.org Received: 5/11/2010 12:00:58 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Damper pedal noise >Talk to any wind instrumentalist on the faculty or a student; this is an >extremely common item available anywhere wind instruments are sold. >Greg Granoff >Humboldt State University >-----Original Message----- >From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David >Ilvedson >Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 11:13 AM >To: caut at ptg.org >Subject: Re: [CAUT] Damper pedal noise >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
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