Squeak in unacorda of S & S, B

[John Ross]

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Hi Roger,
Thank you.
I was kind of thinking along those lines, but was under a time constraint, due to the concert.
As I suspected, my 'fix', was just a quick fix, and not the proper one.
It remains to be seen, if they want me back to investigate further. If my fix worked through the concert, they will probably leave as is.
I will have to find out, if a tech has checked it out since it's delivery.
We had a Steinway dealer in Halifax, until recently, but he closed up shop and went back to Toronto. I think his tuner/tech. is still in the Province.
Sorry you won't be at MARC next month, and I won't be at Kansas City, so we won't meet for 'a wee dram', together. Oh well, maybe next year.
Best,
John
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roger Jolly 
  To: Pianotech 
  Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 10:58 PM
  Subject: Re: Squeak in unacorda of S & S, B



  Hi John,  It could be the key frame being too tight under the Dags.  Lightly sand the frame with very fine grit sand paper.  Graphite the frame contact area.   Burnish the graphite until it shines.

  Regards Roger.

  Have a wee dram for me. ;-)


  At 11:33 AM 3/13/2005, you wrote:

    Hi List,
    I was wondering if any of you have run/ran into this problem.
    It was a S & S model B, less than 6 months old. It is the first time I have seen it, and I got a call yesterday afternoon, wondering if I would have a look at a squeak problem, before a concert this afternoon.
    So I went this morning, (extra charge of course).
    I thought it would be an easy fix. But, noooooo.
    I checked all the obvious places, regraphiting any worn areas, tefloned and MPL'd appropriate spots.
    Still there.
    Tried pushing shift lever by hand, still there.
    Not the spring on the right side, that bears on the action.
    Tried moving the action toward me, a smidgen, no squeak.
    Couldn't find anything wrong at the dags.
    Then I tried lifting the action at the right side just a smidgeon, gone again.
    I turned the glide bolt back 1/8 to 1/4 of a turn, most of it gone, but still some at the other end, but very slight, turned left glide bolt up less than 1/8 turn.
    Squeak gone.
    Not enough time before concert to get into it more fully.
    Have any of you ran into this causing a squeak?
    Is there a proper fix, that I should go back and do?
    Thank you.
    John M. Ross
    Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
    jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca 

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