<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi James,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>If the bushings are the problem and are leather = or VERY firm felt Ballistol will do the trick.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jkelly1722@earthlink.net = href="mailto:jkelly1722@earthlink.net">James Kelly</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> Thursday, January 29, = 2004 4:53 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Wieler squeaky = keys</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV> <DIV>Squeaky keys on a Weiler studio- Any and all tips would be = appreciated to eliminate squeaks on keys of a Weiler studio. This is a piano made in = he Eastern European community assembled in the Netherlands. Spangler and = Sohne is a similar animal. Anyway many of the keys in the 3rd and 4th octaves = squeak nice mice at the balance rail. I removed the keys, cleaned the pins, = polished and lubed</DIV> <DIV>with Proteck spray. AT first I did 4 keys as a test ant the = squeal was gone. Then I did about 25 more- all fine after doing the above fix. = About 2 hours later the squeaks are back and more keys are squeaking. I need = to return SOON and wonder if I am missing something,</DIV> <DIV>I need to check the key frame and I had a suggestion from someone = that teflon powder on the balance rail bushings might work.</DIV> <DIV>Short of re bushing is there any tips out there ? Anyone work on = this brand of piano ?</DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>Jim Kelly</DIV> <DIV>Associate Member PTG , Palmetto SC Chapter</DIV> <DIV>Pawleys Island, SC</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>James Kelly</DIV> <DIV><A = href="mailto:jkelly1722@earthlink.net">jkelly1722@earthlink.net</A></DI= V> <DIV>Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>