Hi Ed, If the rubber grommet in the bottom of the damper lever tray is hard/ or disintegrated it will cause this symptom. I usually find when one part of the trap work is badly worn, I'll opt for rebushing the whole system. Yamaha sells a kit to rebush the bottom of the pedal rods, change these as well. the customer pays and no recalls, every ones happy. It's not a long job, 1hr to 1 1/2hr, parts are nickle and dime. For the clicking, check the centre pinning, this is often over looked. But more imfo is required. Regards Roger At 03:26 PM 29/04/00 -0700, you wrote: >My Esteemed Friends: > > 1979 Yamaha grand, Seems to have a lot more problems than it should... >The sustain pedal squeeks where the rod goes through the guide just under >the mainframe. I have VJ lubed, I have waxed, I have changed the rod >itself. > Is the next thing to change the felt liner? Seems like that would be the >logical next step? > > Problem two. the keys click when being released. As if wood on wood as >the hammer comes back to rest. I haven't yet gone into the action For this >problem, although I have been in for some other regulatory things. It >seems to be a problem across the entire keyboard. What likely things >should I look for? > >Thanks in advance. > > >Ed Carwithen >John Day, OR > Roger Jolly Saskatoon, Canada. 306-665-0213 Fax 652-0505
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