Charles, It sounds like the felt should be replaced, but if you don't want to I think Protek MRL-1 fluoropolymer lubricant should do ze job. friendly greetings from Antares, Amsterdam, Holland "where music is, no harm can be" visit my website at : http://www.concertpianoservice.nl/ > From: Charles Neuman <piano@charlesneuman.net> > Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org > Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 17:24:07 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: squeak > > I've got a small squeak in a vertical Renner action where the damper lift > rod rubs against the felt of a damper lever. It only happens on one note. > > I gently scratched the felt a little to fluff it up some, and the squeak > went away for a day, but then it came back. > > Is there any lubricant that could be used to cure this squeak? It's felt > against metal. Or is there anything I can do to the felt? > > Thanks, > > Charles > > P.S. In case you want to start from scratch here are the facts: > 1) If you play the note, there is no squeak. > 2) You hear the squeak when you press and release the damper pedal. > 3) If you hold down that note while pressing and releasing the damper > pedal, you don't hear the squeak. > 4) If you manually lift the damper off the string on that one note and > then press and release the damper pedal, you don't hear the squeak. > 5) While you manually lift and release the damper lever of that one > note, you don't hear the squeak. > > >
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