[CAUT] pedal squeal

[David Ilvedson]

Don, 

By the way, what brand of piano...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Susan Kline" <skline at peak.org>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Received: 3/22/2006 9:58:14 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] pedal squeal


>Hi, Don

>A two-hour drive complicates matters.

>If you still want to stay with the felts you have (felt, not cloth?)
>you could remove the pedal rod, polish the contact area with Flitz,
>then spray it with a dry lube like teflon spray.

>If you have a good woven action cloth of the right thickness, you could
>cut yourself long strips of the right width (rotary cutter and
>big mat with a metal straight edge) and take them and some
>Elmer's with you, in case you decide to replace. Of course, if you
>have the levers off to replace the cloth, you can then clean and lube
>the rod.

>I think that felt glazes more easily than cloth.

>Oh, have fun ...

>Susan

>At 11:38 AM 3/22/2006 +0000, you wrote:
>>Hi Susan,
>>
>>I've already burnished telfon powder into the felt--the noise came back
>>after a number of months. What's worse is the piano is a two hour drive
>>from where I live--so I get "one kick at the can" every year. I'm hoping
>>for someone to post a "sure fire" cure. (hmmm fire...it is a reasonable
>>piano so a pint of gasoline and a match are not appropriate LOL)
>>
>>Maybe I need to be "more agressive" with the felt and use an emery board on
>>it to "fuff" it up?
>>
>>I do have a steamer device now too so may try that as well.