Well, I don't want trouble when I'm refinishing the damper lever... '-] David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "G Cousins" <cousins_gerry at msn.com> To: caut at ptg.org Received: 5/11/2010 2:15:00 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Damper pedal noise >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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