[CAUT] Damper pedal noise

[Jeff Tanner]

Chap Stick is mostly petroleum jelly isn't it?
Jeff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Granoff" <Gregory.Granoff at humboldt.edu>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 4:29 PM
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
>