Yamaha sustain pedal knock

[Mark Wisner]

Call Yamaha and order a set of pedal dowels, specify the Teflon, they also
used wood dowels for a while.  They come in a set of six.  Once you have
removed the pedal box bottom pull the pedals out, the dowels will come out
still attached to the pedal pins.
The number for Yamaha is 800 854 1569.  Be sure to have a serial number for
a "built-for-the-US" Yamaha grand as they won't ship the parts without it.

Mark Wisner
mwissner@earthlink.net



> [Original Message]
> From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 8/20/2003 4:02:50 AM
> Subject: Yamaha sustain pedal knock
>
> Friends,
>
> Two weeks ago I tuned a 1980 Yamaha G3 grand piano.  I detected a slight
> knocking sound when releasing the sustain pedal.  Since the sound seemed
> to come from the pedal box, I took it apart to see what I could see.
>
> There appears to be a little more play between the pedal pin and the
> hole in the pedal dowel, which appeared to be made of teflon or some
> similar material.  That is certainly not a part that I keep in stock, so
> I put things back together and informed the church of what I found.
> They got back to me and want the knock eliminated (not all my clients
> respond this way).
>
> Now my questions:
>
> 1.  How does one get that pedal dowel out?  Is it glued in?  It looks
> *very* tight, and I don't want to beat everything up.
>
> 2.  Where does one get the part?  Contact Yamaha, or are there better
> options?
>
> 3.  Is there some other good fix that doesn't involve getting a new part
> and might be less trouble and labor?
>
> Thanks,
> Clyde Hollinger, RPT
> Lititz, PA, USA
>
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