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<DIV><FONT size=2>Good for you Tom.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Mine did not have a squeek. The action just would get shoved
up and stay creating the mystery of lost motion or no lost motion
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<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net">Tom
Sivak</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mwisner@earthlink.net
href="mailto:mwisner@earthlink.net">Mark Wisner</A> ; <A
title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 16, 2007 9:10
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: squeaky, creaky pedal
puzzler---SOLVED!</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><EM>Mark Wisner <<A
href="mailto:mwisner@earthlink.net">mwisner@earthlink.net</A>></EM></STRONG>
wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>Action bracket moving on the stud or bolt.</DIV>
<DIV>Mark Wisner</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>This was basically it. The problem was that the bolt that you
attach the action to (at the top) was too high in the treble. Every time
you raised the damper lift rod with the pedal, the action would torque with
the upward pressure, and when you released the pedal, it would make that
creaky sound. I noticed that when the action was bolted in place, I
could take hold of the far right action bracket and move it in and out.
I originally thought there were loose screws on the action rails but this
proved to not be the case. It was actually the entire action that moved
upward when the pedal was depressed.<BR><BR>The solution was to lower the
bolt, (I used a hammer to bend it downward slightly) so that it held the
action in place more firmly and the creak went away. </DIV>
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<DIV>I'm surprised at how many of you were either very close or on the
money. As I solved this one, I came across so many things that seemed
like they were probably the cause, and eliminating each one finally led me to
examine the fit of the action in the piano. But I never heard of this
one before. </DIV>
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<DIV>Hey, I'm just happy I figured it out and was able to satisfy the
customer. The bill for eliminating this squeak? (90 minutes
@ $...?) </DIV>
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<DIV>This was a piano that I sold to this client. The sale
included a free tuning in the home and a guarantee. I don't mind.
Nine times out of ten a drop of Protek and I go home. So this time it
took a little longer. She offered to pay me but I refused. Having
the problem solved, I can look back on it and say I enjoyed the
challenge. And I was able to find a few other little problems along the
way and solve them before they created any more trouble down the line.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for your responses. </DIV>
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<DIV>Tom S</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>