And if all of Jon's excellent suggestions don't cure the squeak, then it may be coming from the pitman in it's cloth-lined hole through the keybed. The only solution in this case is to enlarge the keybed hole to about 1" and secure the pitman to the tray on top and the lever underneath. I recall recently seeing some info on the conversion, either on this list or in the journal. Mike Jon Page wrote: > SImply remove the hinge pin and retaining screw and the lever > will drop down. Clean the surfaces and apply lube (if leaf spring), > a coil spring may need new bushing material in the holes. > > Make certain it's not the tray return spring. > Lube the ends of the pitman while you're at it.
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