<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'> <div>On Steinway's I've used a rubber hose, like a gas supply line. Measure the inside dimension of the cup in the pedal, and then go to an auto supply store and buy a rubber hose with the same outside dimension. </div> <div> </div> <div>Wim<br> <br> </div> <div style="CLEAR: both"></div> <br> <br> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Arlie Rauch <adarpub@midrivers.com><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Tue, Mar 29, 2011 1:31 pm<br> Subject: [pianotech] Rubber watchamacalits<br> <br> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12px" id=AOLMsgPart_0_da7e6090-7639-4716-9025-2392441120b1><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>I tuned a Baldwin SF grand today that I haven't seen for a while. The sustain pedal squeaked, and as far as I could tell the offender was the hard, dried out, rubber cup, bushing, collar (I don't know what to call it) that sits in the end of the pedal and receives the pedal rod. Does anyone know where to get these? They are not the same from piano to piano. I have some for other brands, and they did not work here. The whole set needs to be replaced. I can't find them in Schaff's catalog (doesn't mean they aren't there). Arlie Rauch Glendive, MT </TT></PRE></div> </div> </font>