squeak

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Charles,

It sounds like the felt should be replaced, but if you don't want to I think
Protek MRL-1 fluoropolymer lubricant should do ze job.




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> From: Charles Neuman <piano@charlesneuman.net>
> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 17:24:07 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: squeak
> 
> I've got a small squeak in a vertical Renner action where the damper lift
> rod rubs against the felt of a damper lever. It only happens on one note.
> 
> I gently scratched the felt a little to fluff it up some, and the squeak
> went away for a day, but then it came back.
> 
> Is there any lubricant that could be used to cure this squeak? It's felt
> against metal. Or is there anything I can do to the felt?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Charles
> 
> P.S. In case you want to start from scratch here are the facts:
> 1) If you play the note, there is no squeak.
> 2) You hear the squeak when you press and release the damper pedal.
> 3) If you hold down that note while pressing and releasing the damper
> pedal, you don't hear the squeak.
> 4) If you manually lift the damper off the string on that one note and
> then press and release the damper pedal, you don't hear the squeak.
> 5) While you manually lift and release the damper lever of that one
> note, you don't hear the squeak.
> 
> 
>