<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>If the rod is metal, it'll be difficult to soften it up. High heat will have some effect. If it is wood, then you are in luck. Boil it for a while - just 10 or 15 minutes - and it will be limp as a noodle.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=5>     ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Anon</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>I was tuning a small no-name console piano, and noticed that the  <BR>> sustain pedal was not working properly. Well, the problem is a very  <BR>> stiff damper lift rod. I was unable to lubricate it using some liquid  <BR>> graphite, and I'm wondering if I need to remove all the dampers just  <BR>> to lube to the rod. Does anyone hopefully have a much simpler solution?<BR>> <BR>> Thanks!<BR>> Jim Keaney</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>