Steinway pitman

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Ken Strick writes....

>Can anyone help with a troublesome squeak I'm getting from >the brass pitman
& the pads it contacts.

Ken,

I'm assuming that you have followed the routine troubleshooting, process of
elimination steps  and your squeek IS coming from the pitman, rather than the
pedal itself, damper tray, or a half-dozen other spots.

Is the leather on the trap lever severly
worn(dented in) ?Likewise, the felt on the underside of the damper tray, are
they gunked up with previous attempts at lubing?
How about the felt that bushes the hole through the key bed?.

If any or all of the above are true you need to treat the disease not the
symptom.

Replace the leather, felt, and pitman bushing.

What you are going for here is nice clean felts and leather moving against a
clean polished brass pitman. If any lube is needed on the ends of the pitman,
I suggest the use of Protek MPL-1

Good Luck.

Paul Dempsey
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
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