<!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>I thought that had corrected the problem.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>They just told me yesterday, that they couldn't use the unacorda during the performance.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Embarrassing or what.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I swear, when I left the building, there was no squeak, but there was no one there to show. So it is possible they don't believe me.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>When I turned the right side glide bolt up by 1/8 to a 1/4 of a turn, the squeak did disappear. It also disappeared for one push of the pedal, when I put some Teflon on the contact point.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I think Roger's suggestion, of the action being too tight at the dags, fits the bill.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Mind you, I don't know if they would let me try, after my first failure.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I did tell them, that since I didn't get it fixed, I didn't feel I should charge.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I asked them for the serial number, so I can contact, Webb, so we shall see if I get a reply to my e-mail.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Oh did I say, that by lifting very slightly, on the left side of the action, the squeak disappeared, and that is what led me to the glide bolt?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It didn't seem loose when I turned it, it wasn't tight either, I used a 4" crescent.</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=davidskolnik@optonline.net href="mailto:davidskolnik@optonline.net">David Skolnik</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 14, 2005 11:23 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Squeak in unacorda of S & S, B</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>John-<BR>I have experienced what you describe.  I have often found the offending glide bolts to be somewhat loose... sometimes enough so to allow being turned by hand, but any movement at all can translate into squeak, though I don't know why. Even if not that loose, you can feel the friction by holding  the glide stem lightly, as you shift the action. I try to correct any loose glides by glue sizing.  I'm wondering though...if what you did corrected the problem, why isn't that the solution?  Am I misunderstanding something?<BR><BR>David Skolnik<BR><BR><BR>At 01:33 PM 3/13/2005 -0400, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial><B>Hi List,<BR>I was wondering if any of you have run/ran into this problem.<BR>It was a S & S model B, less than 6 months old. It is the first time I have seen it, and I got a call yesterday afternoon, wondering if I would have a look at a squeak problem, before a concert this afternoon.<BR>So I went this morning, (extra charge of course).<BR>I thought it would be an easy fix. But, noooooo.<BR>I checked all the obvious places, regraphiting any worn areas, tefloned and MPL'd appropriate spots.<BR>Still there.<BR>Tried pushing shift lever by hand, still there.<BR>Not the spring on the right side, that bears on the action.<BR>Tried moving the action toward me, a smidgen, no squeak.<BR>Couldn't find anything wrong at the dags.<BR>Then I tried lifting the action at the right side just a smidgeon, gone again.<BR>I turned the glide bolt back 1/8 to 1/4 of a turn, most of it gone, but still some at the other end, but very slight, turned left glide bolt up less than 1/8 turn.<BR>Squeak gone.<BR>Not enough time before concert to get into it more fully.<BR>Have any of you ran into this causing a squeak?<BR>Is there a proper fix, that I should go back and do?<BR>Thank you.<BR>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A> </FONT></B></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>