<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/2/2006 9:24:26 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, piano57@insightbb.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey folks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I serviced this Kawai UST-7 (built in 198= 3) before Christmas.  At the time, the bolts had already been installed = by someone else to hold the damper pedal down, and I tightened the screws for= the (right side) damper trap lever assembly to keep it from blasting off.&nbsp= ; Miracle cure!  Ah, but there was still noise, I treated the damper sp= ring felts with Protek--which seemed to take care of the squeaks.  I was hoping that would be the other miracle cure.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I went back to take a picture of the peda= l assembly, which is a little different.  The damper pedal pulls down t= wo levers--one to the right, tenor & treble, and one to the left, the bass.   Could it be this set-up that makes the pedal feel somewhat stiff?  It would make sense, since two trap lever springs ar= e being pushed down.  I didn't notice a stiff damper spring feel i= n the action itself (after I lubed the spring felt).  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I went back to take the pi= cture last week, I noticed that the squeaking is back.  I'll admit it,= I was in a hurry and didn't take a close look at the felts.  I suppose cleaning the damper springs and replacing the spring felt is next.  I= s there a different (faster) solution--like some miracle lubricant I haven't= heard of that came on the market while I was on leave?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Barbara,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I deal with lots of Kawai uprights.  They seem to develop squ= eaky damper lever springs, spoon-felt interface, and pedals after awhile?  I= 've begun using teflon powder on all contact points.  A hobby brush wo= rks well to get it in the groove (is this also called a grub??) and on the sprin= gs, and I've taken to using the tapered end of a felt mute to get between the sp= oon and the end of the lever so I can apply it to the felt.   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The other day I had a "click" when the sustain was depressed that it to= ok me awhile to figure out.  Turns out, the action bracket wasn't wedged tightly enough into the nose-bolt, and was moving when the damper assembly w= as hoisted by the pedal.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ya never know....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl<FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<U><BR><A href="http://www.dstahlpiano.net/">http://dstahlpiano.net/</A></U></FONT><= /DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>