[CAUT] Damper pedal noise

[Greg Granoff]

I don't know, but I doubt it.  Cork grease has been around a lot longer than
our relatively recent silicone based lubricants.  Someone mentioned chap
stick as being a similar product--how long has chap stick been made?
Probably a very long time.

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 12:04 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Damper pedal noise

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
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>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