Noisy spring coils

[Clyde Hollinger]

Joe,

Thanks for your suggestion.  I know you are a fan of Ballistol, and I might
be, too, if I give it a chance.  And in this case, I might!  :-)  Would you
recommend I remove the hammer spring rail to do this?  It seems risky to use
*any* kind of spray inside the piano where the spray can get on anything and
everything.

Regards,
Clyde

Joe And Penny Goss wrote:

> Ballistol aerosol.
> Joe Goss
>
> > Friends,
> >
> > I came across a new phenomenon today -- new for me anyway.  First-time
> > tuning of a 1967 George Steck console.  "Crunchy snow" sound coming from
> > the action.  This is usually either friction between the liftrod and the
> > damper lever felt, or the hammer butt springs on the felt in the butt
> > slots.  I know how to take care of both of those things.
> >
> > But this time it was the hammer butt spring coils.  I never ran into
> > this before.  Due to schedule contraints this was put on the "to do"
> > list for the next service call.  Have any of you run into this problem?
> > Does the noise come from the coil rubbing against itself, or against the
> > wood, or maybe (I didn't check closely enough) perhaps there is even
> > felt there.  Which lubricant would be best, and hopefully also easy to
> > apply, for a long-term cure?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Clyde Hollinger, RPT
> >
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