<!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 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Believe me, I was really surprised that it was the recommended fix, by Steinway.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Kent says that he goes over all the friction points with cork grease, when he does his regular routines.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I was thinking if the glide bolt was the problem, why they wouldn't they buff and polish them, before installation.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have never, since 1975 seen this as a source of a squeak.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Mind you the percentage of grands I work on is miniscule, compared with almost everyone else, especially the guys, who just work on grands.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Anyway, I am hoping for the best.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <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=ilvey@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</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> Wednesday, March 16, 2005 4:48 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Squeak in unacorda of S & S, B FIXED</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>It's the 51st time that it squeaks...I'm expecting you to repost in the not to distant future with "the return of the squeek"...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: John Ross <JRPIANO@WIN.EASTLINK.CA><BR>To: pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:54:45 -0400<BR>Subject: Squeak in unacorda of S & S, B FIXED<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I had almost got it, when I raised the glide bolt the smidgin.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I had contacted Kent Webb, and he suggested cork grease on the glide bolt contact area.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Went there today, did that and operated the pedal 50 times, no squeak.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I queried him as to why the squeak had returned after, I thought I had fixed it. He said it probably settled down again. My next question was, will it start again in the middle of a concert, he said no as the cork grease was long lasting, but I should reapply it yearly to all friction points.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Not quite the answer, I expected, but that is the official Steinway answer.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Thanks, once again to all who replied.</FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>