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<div>I thought I could solve any damper pedal mechanism squeak, and up until recently, I've had pretty good luck. Then I met a recent model Hallet-Davis (Dongbei built, I believe) upright. </div>
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<div>I lubricated and tightened everything I could think of. Here's the list of things I tightened and lubed:</div>
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<div>Lubed</div>
<div>damper flange centers (protek CLP)</div>
<div>damper springs (teflon powder)</div>
<div>damper lever felt with teflon(two weeks prior) and protek last night</div>
<div>lift rod with protek</div>
<div>all rod tips and linkage w/ special blend</div>
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<div>tightened </div>
<div>all screws on the various rails</div>
<div>pedal rod hinge screws</div>
<div>all pedal brackets and fixture screws</div>
<div>all damper flange screws</div>
<div>all available case screws</div>
<div>In addition, I inserted buckskin pieces in places where case parts were rubbing and replaced the rubber pieces where the pedal rod inserts into the lift rod with buckskin pieces</div>
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<div>Noise still there…..argh! It sounds to me like it's the damper lever felt/lift rod interface. It doesn't happen when the pedal is first being used, say for 20-30 presses of the pedal. Then gradually, the creak comes back.</div>
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<div>I don't know what else to do. Did I miss anything? Any ideas?</div>
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<div style="CLEAR: both">Dave Stahl<br>
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Dave Stahl Piano Service<br>
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http://dstahlpiano.net/<br>
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