on the topic of "creaky creek" - i want to thank rob for pointing out this noise. i found the exact same problem on our rental d and was able to quickly remedy the problem. it was a "creak" noise, two little creaks actually, when slowly releasing the una corda after fully depressing it. thanks for the easy fix! jeremy On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Edward Sambell <esambell at yahoo.com> wrote: > These anecdotal experiences are valuable to us, so thank you. I had one > recently too. I was tuning for Anton Kuerti, the piano was an unfamiliar > Steinway D, in excellent shape. He arrived to rehearse, so I left and > returned when he was through. I had checked everything ,including the > pedals, and he told me there was a loud knock in the damper pedal. Indeed > there was, but only if stamped on. He doubted that it could be fixed as it > was now close to the doors being opened. I withdrew the action, and by pure > luck tried the screws in the pivot blocks for the damper tray. Both needed > half a turn.After the concert I saw him and asked him if he noticed the > pedal was OK. He said "Yes, and I'm not surprised" (I know him well). The > lesson is not to just work the pedals, but to treat them vigorously > > Ted Sambell > > ________________________________ > From: Rob & Helen Goodale <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu> > To: caut at ptg.org > Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 10:00:19 PM > Subject: [CAUT] Creepy Creak > > Creepy Creak - Not just a stream in Transylvania > > I had an interesting bout with a 5 yr old D today. There was a loud very > defined creaking noise from the treble side of the keyboard when using the > shift pedal. I thought it was the spring but after putting some thin felt > behind it that was eliminated. Then I thought the frame was squeaking > against the key bed so I lubed everything with dry teflon. Nope, still > there. Then I thought maybe the shift lever itself. After tightening > everything below and lubing the creaking was still there. Then I thought > maybe the frame itself might be loose. I tightened all screws on the frame > including the action bracket screws. Nope, still there. By this time I'm > getting really frustrated. The creaking is loud and obnoxious and there is > a concert later in the evening. Next I thought maybe it was external. > Perhaps it's the leg or the lyre. No fault could be found. Repetitively I > took the action in and out, tightening, adjusting, lubing, checking again. > Then on about the 20th time of lifting the action out I heard the creak AS I > was handling it. Good, that eliminates the piano, it's IN the action > somewhere. Almost by accident I found it. It was the strip of wood glued > on the bottom of the frame where the lever engages. It wasn't loose, in > fact it was quite secure. The problem was the end of it where it was > rubbing on the balance rail cross member. In other words, it should never > have been glued tight up against it, a gap should have been aloud to prevent > rubbing when flexing from the "push" from the shift lever. With that fixed > it was smooth as silk, but not before taking over an hour tracking it down! > > Rob Goodale, RPT > Las Vegas, NV >
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