Challenge question: Where's the Squeak?

[Nancy McMillan]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Roger C Hayden <rchayden2@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: Challenge question: Where's the Squeak?


> And the answer was . . . . .
> 
> As a violin bows across the string, causing it to vibrate and sing, so
> the multiple damper wires, all original components and a bit corroded,
> (probably cigarette smoke from last owner),  passed through their
> bushings, they set the treble damper guide rail humming.  "C5
> Squeeeek!!!"
> 
> I discovered it by pedaling while pushing on the guide rail through the
> strings with a screwdriver.
> 
> Quick Solution, tighten all the guide rail screws.   No More Squeak.
> 
> Better solution, rebush the guide rail . . . OK, I will, when I rebuild,
> sometime in the next millennium.
> 
> We are going to be gone all weekend and I didn't want to make all you
> good folks lose sleep.
> 
> Roger Hayden, RPT

Well I'll be gobsmacked! :)

Doug Mahard