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<DIV><SPAN class=256222213-08022005>Keys can also give you a squeak. =
Dip a pipe
cleaner in some teflon powder and apply it to the balance rail hole and =
bushings
and the front bushings on a couple of samples and see if that takes care =
of it.
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<DIV><SPAN class=256222213-08022005>Dean</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>Jlmatt@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 08, 2005 2:13
AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Kawai RX-2 =
squeaky
whippens<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>This is about a warranty service call. The client is complaining =
about
noisy keys on a new RX2 she purchased in October. When I try the
piano I hear a loud leathery kind of squeak on just =
about every
key. The first thing that comes to my mind is jack against =
knuckle kind
of sound.</DIV>
<DIV>I take the action out, lift the hammers out of the way and =
push up
on the whippens by hand, the squeak is still there, so it's not the =
jacks and
it's not the capstans. Everything looks properly aligned, nothing =
seems to be
rubbing against anything but all the whippens squeak, some
louder than other, but all 88 do. I decide to take one out to get =
a
closer look. It looks normal, I wiggle the jack, the repetition lever, =
the
flange, no problem. I screw it back on the rail and then the squeak is =
gone!
</DIV>
<DIV>So all I did then was loosen every =
single single
flange screw a couple of turns and screwed them back in. And =
that took
care of the problem. But I am still puzzled. </DIV>
<DIV>Then back at the store I tried another RX-2 and sure enough, it =
squeaks
too. Not as loud, not as distracting, you really have to listen =
for it,
but it's there. I tried my trick with the flange screws on that
one but it did not make any difference.</DIV>
<DIV>Any comments, ideas? </DIV>
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<DIV>Jean-Luc Matton, RPT (new RPT)</DIV>
<DIV>Albuquerque NM</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>