This may help some one. Out in the country, A Samick grand with the damper pedal flopping all over the place. No problem the bushing felt has worn through on the axle. Very common problem with these pianos. Disassemble the pedal box, get the pedals off, and go to the car to get bushing cloth. Wow!!!!! a clean trunk, empty, Darn my wife has been helpful and thoughtful. Ah! I saw a hardware store on the edge of town, maybe I can get lucky and find some leather. No luck. Looking on the shelves I found some denim patch material. Neccessity becomes the mother of invention. So I took it. Cut two thicknesses to the right size, melted parafine wax into the axle contact area of the cloth, and reassembled. It worked like a charm. Nice solid clean pedal operation. I will bet it will outlast the kind of felt that was there previously. I wonder if in a few years, or twenty years, if another tech will muse? What idiot did this. <G> Roger
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