<!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 6.00.6000.16525" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I used protek on the rod and it worked........</FONT>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=richard.ucci@att.net href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 08, 2007 8:23 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> damper rod noise</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>OK List,</DIV> <DIV>I've searched the archives, but can't find the thread. Two Asian pianos, K&C (Samick) and a PR . Both uprights, with same problem. Sustain rod is making that scratchy noise . What is the lube of choice, does the bracket have to be removed to apply? Should I rebush with new buckskin? Very troublesome ....</DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>