EZ quiz - answer

[PAT A RALPH]

List,

I had a squeak when the Soft pedal was held down and the Damper Pedal used.
After a half hour I finally found it.  Due to play in the pivot pins in the
Soft "Shift lever Arm" and the Damper pedal lever, the end of the damper
pedal lever would rub against the Soft shift lever arm.  I had to trim about
an 1/8" off the end of the damper pedal lever to prevent the squeak.


Ken Gerler


----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Kline <sckline@home.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: EZ quiz - answer


> Excellent quiz, Conrad.
>
> I thought I'd just add a little left-pedal-noise fix that had me stumped
> for a long time. It wasn't a beautifully rebuilt S&S D, though. It was a
> dumb Aeolian Knabe, about 6', belonging to a teacher.
>
> Just a little groaning eek-eek noise, somewhat intermittent, when using
the
> shift pedal. I tried lube and my usual quieting fixes on three separate
> occasions, (rounded up the usual suspects ...), and the thing was quiet as
> a tomb, but then would start the little eek-eek again.
>
> I finally figured out that the keyblocks weren't very well fitted. In
fact,
> someone had added an extra screw, downward into the keybed, behind the
> fallboard, to each of them, no doubt trying to get them stable. Once I
> removed them and inspected, I saw that on the underside of the keyblocks,
> where they contacted the keybed, there were a couple of shiny places. I
> rubbed the places with VJ lube and a lasting quiet was restored.
>
> Never give a noise an even break!
>
> Susan Kline