<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"> <DIV>Completely disassemble the trapwork and trapwork blocks, remove all old leather and felt, clean thoroughly, re-assemble with the appropriate lubrications and felt and leather, and go from there. Takes about an hour. Just adding more lube of some sort doesn't solve the underlying issue as you've described it. Luck!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)</STRONG></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 07/29/07 20:33:21 Central Daylight Time, lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV> <STYLE type=text/css> .aolmailheader {font-size:8pt; color:black; font-family:Arial} a.aolmailheader:link {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:visited {color:magenta; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:active {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:hover {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} </STYLE> Noisiest, worst case I've seen; 1920's Sohmer "Cupid" <BR>grand, probably lubricated with all sorts of stuff, <BR>over the aeons.  Also, multifarious bits of leather <BR>stuck here and there, to replace old worn stuff. <BR><BR>    Where to start, and  what to do ??? ( Please! ) <BR><BR>    Thanks ! <BR>    G <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>     ____________________________________________________________________________________ <BR>Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect.  Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 <BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>