tight dowel hole

[Greg Newell]

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


Either replace the warped dowel or redrill the trapwork lever in a place
that the dowel won't rub. I'm for curing the problem not the symptom.
			Greg Newell