Key Squeaks on Wieler Studio

Greg Newell gnewell@ameritech.net
Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:03:39 -0500


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James,
         Sounds like a Weber piano I came across once. It had the same=20
symptoms and it was discovered that the glue used wicked all the way=20
through the felt and was producing the squeak. The only remedy was to=20
rebush the keys properly. Hope this helps.

Greg Newell




At 06:53 AM 1/29/2004, you wrote:

>Squeaky keys on a Weiler studio- Any and all tips would be appreciated to=
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>eliminate squeaks on keys of a Weiler studio. This is a piano made in he=20
>Eastern European community assembled in the Netherlands. Spangler and=20
>Sohne is a similar animal. Anyway many of the keys in the 3rd and 4th=20
>octaves squeak nice mice at the balance rail. I removed the keys, cleaned=
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>the pins, polished and lubed
>with Proteck spray. AT first I did 4 keys as a test ant the squeal was=20
>gone. Then I did about 25 more- all fine after doing the above fix. About=
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>2 hours later the squeaks are back and more keys are squeaking. I need to=
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>return SOON and wonder if I am missing something,
>I need to check the key frame and I had a suggestion from someone that=20
>teflon powder on the balance rail bushings might work.
>Short of re bushing is there any tips out there ? Anyone work on this=20
>brand of piano ?
>Thanks,
>Jim Kelly
>Associate Member PTG , Palmetto SC Chapter
>Pawleys Island, SC
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>James Kelly
><mailto:jkelly1722@earthlink.net>jkelly1722@earthlink.net
>Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.
>
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Greg Newell
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