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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>An update on the Story =
& Clark
baby grand with the squeaking pedal.</span></font></span><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It was the damper pedal and I =
tried most of
the suggestions that were sent.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>I wove
felt in the coil spring, I put leather in the bottom of the pitman hole =
and I
thought I had solved it. <span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>After about 20
pumps on the pedal the squeak was back, louder than ever.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I tried using <span =
class=SpellE>protec</span>
on the pivot points but the squeak kept coming back.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I finally pulled the action and =
out fell
about 20 marbles, but that wasn’t the problem either.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The problem was the rubber grommet on the top pin in =
the
pitman dowel.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I had some =
grommet’s
with me but I thought the squeak would probably come back in a few =
months if I
put another one in there.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>I ended up
putting bushing cloth over the pin and letting it hang over the bottom. =
This
has an aluminum damper tray and the rubber was squeaking on the =
aluminum.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I would be interested in what others have done to =
stop the
squeak there.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Clarence Zeches <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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