Baldwin sustain pedal noise

[Nichols]

Player tubing?

GuyN


At 05:00 AM 4/23/2004 -0600, you wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Lamoreaux" <davelamx@starpower.net>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:52 AM
>Subject: Fw: Baldwin sustain pedal noise
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> > I'm hoping someone on this list has dealt successfully with the
> > following problem:  I have narrowed the cause and location of a
> > kind of creaky clicky noise in the sustain pedal on a Baldwin 5'8
> > grand, approx. 20 years old.
> >
> > In the connections, the dowel that goes up thru the keybed has
> > pins on each end. The upper pin is inserted in a tightly bushed
> > hole and it appears that over time, the bushing has worn enough
> > that the glue holding the cloth is now against the pin in a way
> > that creates a noise that is very irritating to the owner. I have
> > lubed the bushing and pin but that only lasts a couple months at
> > best. It appears very difficult to remove and replace the bushing
> > from under the keybed, working thru the hole in the keybed. The
> > only other way of getting to it short of removing the damper
> > tray, is to break the square piece of wood that the bushed hole
> > is in free from the damper tray and then regluing it to the tray.
> > This seems rather barbaric to me and I don't want to go that
> > route unless it is the best choice.  In a rebuild, the dampers
> > are out of the piano and the tray can be removed and worked on a
> > bench. The piano is not ready for that extent of work.
> >
> > I would appreciate any help with this someone might have.
> >
> >  Thanks in advance,
> >
> >  David Lamoreaux, RPT
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>     You don't have to smash it or bugger it up -- just get a sharp chisel or
>thin blade or a hacksaw blade and gently cut/pry/saw it loose.  It's
>probably not finely machined and if it breaks, you can make a new one or
>glue it back together with a new bushing installed.
>     --David Nereson, RPT
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