[pianotech] Sustain Pedal Squeak… Repair?

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Jim,
I have heard that bard referred to by some movers as the skid board.
Can't see any harm in wedging the board up a little as long as you didn't
use a rock the size of Gibralter.
Seriously that would be a hard one for me to find, being totaly deaf on one
side.
When people tell me the last tuner was blind I sometimes wait until finished
tuning and tell them that now they have had a deaf tuner work on their
piano. Sometimes their reaction is priceless. BTW I firmly believe the non
sighted do not have a handycap only an obsticle to overcome as do I.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Keaney" <pianotuna at comcast.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 7:03 AM
Subject: [pianotech] Sustain Pedal Squeak… Repair?



  I was working on a Lester Spinet Piano the other day and came upon a
disconcerting squeak when the sustain pedal was depressed, probably
the reason why I was called to tune it.
The damper rail was a little stiff, but thank goodness was not the
cause of the squeak (I don’t like taking out Spinet actions). Nor was
the squeak coming from the dowel extension to the rail nor the pedal
lever. At last when I removed the pedal spring I noticed that the
squeak was coming from the bottom board on the piano.
All I could think to do was to prop up the bottom board from
underneath the piano, and the squeak disappeared. But, by propping up
the bottom of the piano, am I risking doing any damage to the piano?
What’s the ‘correct’ way to fix this?

Thanks in advance for any help …
Jim Keaney
West Pittston, PA