squeak -- folloup

[Charles Neuman]

Thanks for your suggestions on fixing the squeak. A tiny bit of VJ Lube
did the trick.

Now here's a followup question: Under normal operation, the loudest part
of the sustain pedal operation (in a vertical) is when the vertical wooden
connecting rod passes through the felt-lined hole. You hear it swooshing.
Has anybody thought to reduce that noise by lubricating, or by smoothing
the dowel some? It's not an abnormal noise, but once you get sensitive to
noises, whatever happens to be the loudest sound becomes something to
think about.

Charles