Steinway Pedal dowel

[Dick Beaton]

Re the noisy sustain pedal dowel....you can replace it with a hammer shank
that has a center-pin installed on each end....long enough to stick into the
leather at each end.  Nice and quiet.
Dick RPT MT
-----Original Message-----
From: CCLPianos@AOL.COM <CCLPianos@AOL.COM>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 10:06 AM
Subject: Steinway Pedal dowel


>Wimblees@AOL.COM wrote:
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>> On a 2 year old Steinway upright, model K, the 5/8" in diameter wood
sustain
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>> rod passes through a felt bushed hole. The rubbing of the dowel on the
felt
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>> makes a lot of noise. Any suggesting on how to eliminate the rubbing
sound,
>or
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>> how to remove the some of the felt in the hole?
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>I agree with Del, if you have access to a buffer/polishing wheel, just buff
it
>out. The wood actually shines and feels like a metal surface. Short of
that,
>sanding can help, but will never get as smooth as high speed buffing.
Another
>possibility is applying a little sanding sealer and sand it down with very
>fine paper. It might take two applications, but it'll work.
>Pat Wethington
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