[pianotech] Lubing Jack Flanges in Uprights

[Ken & Pat Gerler]

I have a local Antique parts supplier for furniture, etc, and they stock syringes and all the items to get into close quarters like that.

The supplier is WSI Distributors; wsidistributors.com. Email at talk2us at wsidistributors.com.  I use the syringes with Protek. A fitting on the syringe has a 1.5 inch thin metal tube and that accepts a thin plastic tube sold it foot lengths which you can cut to any size.  I have to replace the syringes periodically as the Proteck works on the rubber gasket on the inside.

Ken Gerler
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Piano Boutique 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 4:16 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Lubing Jack Flanges in Uprights


  If you ask your local vet, you can get a  with a nice tip made of plastic.   Piano Tec got them for me.

  William



    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Amadeus Piano 
    To: pianotech at ptg.org 
    Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 1:09 PM
    Subject: Re: [pianotech] Lubing Jack Flanges in Uprights


    Thanks guys-of course.  I'll pick up a syringe today.  I was going nuts trying to dab a drop with a long q-tip. 

    Gary 

     

    From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of John Ross
    Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:34 PM
    To: pianotech at ptg.org
    Subject: Re: [pianotech] Lubing Jack Flanges in Uprights

     

    Syringe, with needle, lets you put stuff where you want.

    John Ross

    Windsor, Nova Scotia

      ----- Original Message ----- 

      From: Amadeus Piano 

      To: pianotech at ptg.org 

      Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:57 PM

      Subject: [pianotech] Lubing Jack Flanges in Uprights

       

      Hello all, 

       

      I'm looking for advice on the best way to lube the jack flanges on a 70s Story & Clark console piano.  Is it necessary to remove the wippens to do this properly?  It's all pretty tight.

       

      This piano has a handful of notes skipping-plays the first few times, then stops playing, key goes up and down but hammer doesn't jump forward. The jack's not resetting.

       

      I believe the likely culprit is the jack flange or maybe even the jack spring.  (The keys appear to work ok-the fronts come up nicely, bushings don't seem too tight, no rubbing against neighbors; the wippen cushions appear ok, the capstans appear well regulated, etc.).  

       

      And because it sat un-serviced and un-played for so long, I'd like to lube all the flanges.  

       

      I have Protek but I don't have any sort of long wand to spray it, carefully, that far back.

       

      Thanks in advance for any assistance, Gary 

       

       

       
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