squeaky, creaky pedal puzzler---SOLVED!

[Michael Magness]

A hammer is kind of primitive for this adjustment, a vise grips, medium
size, clamped behind the threads and a little muscle/body weight will bend
it to your will. I have also used an adjustable wrench in a pinch, closed as
far as I could, lined it up on the post and pushed up or down as needed

On 8/16/07, Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> *Mark Wisner <mwisner at earthlink.net>* wrote:
>
> Action bracket moving on the stud or bolt.
> Mark Wisner
>
>
> This was basically it.  The problem was that the bolt that you attach the
> action to (at the top) was too high in the treble.  Every time you raised
> the damper lift rod with the pedal, the action would torque with the upward
> pressure, and when you released the pedal, it would make that creaky sound.
>   I noticed that when the action was bolted in place, I could take hold of
> the far right action bracket and move it in and out.  I originally thought
> there were loose screws on the action rails but this proved to not be the
> case.  It was actually the entire action that moved upward when the pedal
> was depressed.
>
> The solution was to lower the bolt, (I used a hammer to bend it downward
> slightly) so that it held the action in place more firmly and the creak went
> away.
>
> I'm surprised at how many of you were either very close or on the money.
> As I solved this one, I came across so many things that seemed like they
> were probably the cause, and eliminating each one finally led me to examine
> the fit of the action in the piano.  But I never heard of this one before.
>
> Hey, I'm just happy I figured it out and was able to satisfy the
> customer.   The bill for eliminating this squeak?  (90 minutes @ $...?)
>
> This was a piano that I sold to this client.  The sale included a free
> tuning in the home and a guarantee.  I don't mind.  Nine times out of ten a
> drop of Protek and I go home.  So this time it took a little longer.  She
> offered to pay me but I refused.  Having the problem solved, I can look back
> on it and say I enjoyed the challenge.  And I was able to find a few other
> little problems along the way and solve them before they created any more
> trouble down the line.
>
> Thanks for your responses.
>
> Tom S
>



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