liftrod lubricant

[Clyde Hollinger]

Mick,

You are correct, and they sound about the same to me.  I'm always 
delighted if my investigation shows the problem to be treatable without 
removing the action, especially in spinets.

Regards,
Clyde

Mick wrote:

>Clyde, isn't that "crunchy snow" sound can also caused by the damper springs
>rubbing at worn bushed/graphited damper lever spring notches? Or is that
>"pins and needles"?
>
>Mick D
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
>Behalf Of Clyde Hollinger
>Sent: 02 June 2004 12:09
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: liftrod lubricant
>
>
>Friends,
>
>I seem to be full of questions right now.  <G>
>
>You may know what I'm referring to if I mention "crunchy snow."  I heard
>this used to describe those many tiny ticks that occur almost
>simultaneously in an upright piano from friction between the liftrod and
>the felt on the damper lever tails, as the sustain pedal is depressed.
>I have a job coming up next week where I need to solve this problem.
>What do you do or use?
>
>I haven't done this in a while, but I used to take the liftrod out of
>the action and use a graphite spray, then burnish it and replace, and
>that worked great, even though it turned the liftrod gray.  But I can't
>find the stuff now.  I may have used it up.  Maybe the hardware stores
>have it -- I don't know.  In any case, what do you recommend?  I want a
>permanent fix.
>
>Regards,
>Clyde Hollinger
>  
>