Puzzler: damper squeek

[Richard Raskob]

Hi

	Kevin and Charles know about it.  The newer Walters have changed to a split
lifter rail and not a double rail system found on the ones you have
serviced.

Richard Raskob RPT

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of David M. Porritt
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 1:54 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Puzzler: damper squeek


David:

My squeak was also a Walter.  Maybe we should tell Charles about
this!

dave

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On 2/23/02 at 3:10 PM David Renaud wrote:

>David M. Porritt wrote:
>  had one of these last week and I still need to get
>> back to fix it.
>> The damper lifter rod is scraping across the tops of
>> the spoons.  Is that what you found?
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>Bingo
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>There is very very little clearence bettween the
>spoons
>and the lift rod. When the rod bushings were new It
>may
>have been ok but with a normal 10 years wear on them
>they have a little bit of play, and the rail scrapes
>the tops of the spoons.
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>Had not seen this one before.
>Perhaps I should I move the rail up 1mm,
>plug and redrill for the rod hinges, then rebush,
>there a little room to do this
>
>The piano is a Walters upright, havn't seen this one
>in Ottawa before. Nice instrument. Great sounding
>upright.
>
>                            Cheers
>                            Dave Renaud
>                            RPT
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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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