Wim, The surface of most dowels tends to be a bit rough. Try polishing/burnishing that portion of the dowel that goes through the felted hole on a buffing wheel -- yes, the same type of buffing wheel and compound you use for polishing brass, etc. -- until it has a glassy smooth surface. I do this on all of the wood pitmans that go through felted holes in keybeds as well. Del ------------------------------------------ Wimblees@AOL.COM wrote: > On a 2 year old Steinway upright, model K, the 5/8" in diameter wood sustain > rod passes through a felt bushed hole. The rubbing of the dowel on the felt > makes a lot of noise. Any suggesting on how to elimimate the rubbing sound, or > how to remove the some of the felt in the hole? > > Wim
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