Baldwin sustain pedal noise

[Dave Nereson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lamoreaux" <davelamx@starpower.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:52 AM
Subject: Fw: Baldwin sustain pedal noise


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> I'm hoping someone on this list has dealt successfully with the
> following problem:  I have narrowed the cause and location of a
> kind of creaky clicky noise in the sustain pedal on a Baldwin 5'8
> grand, approx. 20 years old.
>
> In the connections, the dowel that goes up thru the keybed has
> pins on each end. The upper pin is inserted in a tightly bushed
> hole and it appears that over time, the bushing has worn enough
> that the glue holding the cloth is now against the pin in a way
> that creates a noise that is very irritating to the owner. I have
> lubed the bushing and pin but that only lasts a couple months at
> best. It appears very difficult to remove and replace the bushing
> from under the keybed, working thru the hole in the keybed. The
> only other way of getting to it short of removing the damper
> tray, is to break the square piece of wood that the bushed hole
> is in free from the damper tray and then regluing it to the tray.
> This seems rather barbaric to me and I don't want to go that
> route unless it is the best choice.  In a rebuild, the dampers
> are out of the piano and the tray can be removed and worked on a
> bench. The piano is not ready for that extent of work.
>
> I would appreciate any help with this someone might have.
>
>  Thanks in advance,
>
>  David Lamoreaux, RPT
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    You don't have to smash it or bugger it up -- just get a sharp chisel or
thin blade or a hacksaw blade and gently cut/pry/saw it loose.  It's
probably not finely machined and if it breaks, you can make a new one or
glue it back together with a new bushing installed.
    --David Nereson, RPT