Hi Mark, Sometimes talc will work better than powdered telfon. Metal to wood "shrieks" are certain annoying. Something else that does work is a thin piece of felt. It does wear thru eventually. You might also consider weakening the return spring a little bit. At 08:54 PM 11/21/2000 -0600, you wrote: >Hello all, > >Today I managed to find the elusive source of shift-pedal squeeks and groans >in a B, and with careful effort and attention actually made it worse! > >Once I had determined the cause (spring against (wooden) key frame), I >carefully sanded the side smooth, applied a generous coat of DAG, and >burnished with a cloth. > >It worked instantly, and lasted about 3 minutes! Once the DAG was well >burnished, it began to groan as before, but louder! And now, in addition to >the fundamental, there were additional squeeks a major 3rd above and major >2nd below!? > >At a loss, I worked teflon powder into the graphite and with vigorous use, >the noise has not returned. Tefloning and testing the two contact points of >the spring seperately helped verify the source, as one "note" of the >non-musical "interval" disappeared with the first treatment, then the >remaining two. > >I fear this remedy will not last though, so what is your favourite tried & >true, long-lasting, never-fail, method? > >Thanks for your suggestions, > >Mark Cramer, >Brandon University > > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.xoasis.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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