Yamaha upright noises

[Tom Driscoll]

Dave, I suspect the teflon is doing the job by sticking to the cushion. You
might try  rubbing the capstans with a  block of hammer felt while still in
the  piano,followed by a shot of mclube on the capstans . {careful of
masking the strings from the spray}  shouldn't take more than a few minutes.
Tom Driscoll----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Doremus <algiers_piano@bellsouth.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:56 PM
Subject: Yamaha upright noises


> I just got back from a warranty call to a school where a Yamaha WX1
> was squeaking like crazy. It turned out to be the plastic
> capstan/whip cloth interface, a serious application of powdered
> teflon stopped it. I'm wondering if anyone else has heard this and,
> if so, if it will come back. If it does I'm going to assume it has to
> do with the factory lubrication on the plastic parts, I'd have to
> take the keys and buff and relube the capstans. It was a loud noise
> and made the piano fairly useless for teaching.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
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> --Dave
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> Dave Doremus
> Algiers Piano Works
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