[CAUT] Damper pedal noise

[G Cousins]

David,
Most cork grease is petroleum based with often a trace of lanolin. Designed to keep cork from drying out effectively sealing the pores of the bark. Chapstick? Depends on the flavor. =)
Curious as to "why" you ask regarding silicone?
Gerry C
WCUPA

> From: Gregory.Granoff at humboldt.edu
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 13:29:09 -0700
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Damper pedal noise
> 
> 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
> >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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