Squeak in unacorda of S & S, B FIXED

[John Ross]

I didn't mean to sound as if, I didn't believe Kent. It was just someone was 
echoing a thought I had.
He had also mentioned the possibility, as did someone else, of the looseness 
of the glide bolts.
They all felt the same tightness, because, if one had been looser, I was 
going to try the C/A dribbled down the threads.
I liked the idea of the cork grease, it comes in those compact little tubes, 
like lip balm.

I really liked the way, Kent came right back to me, when I e-mailed him, and 
told me to call him, if the problem wasn't resolved.

Thanks Ron, for the confirmation.

John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: Squeak in unacorda of S & S, B FIXED


>
>> *Believe me, I was really surprised that it was the recommended fix, by 
>> Steinway.*
>> *Kent says that he goes over all the friction points with cork grease, 
>> when he does his regular routines.*
>
> As I said, I've used VJ when I found the squeaking glide bolt, and it has 
> so far worked fine.
>
>
>> *I was thinking if the glide bolt was the problem, why they wouldn't they 
>> buff and polish them, before installation.*
>
> Because it's not the surface finish that's the problem. It's the thread 
> support in the key frame not being firm enough close enough to the head of 
> the bolt that lets the bolt chatter when it moves. It flagpoles. I haven't 
> tried soaking CA into the threads, but I suspect it might work as well.
>
>
>> *I have never, since 1975 seen this as a source of a squeak.*
>> *Mind you the percentage of grands I work on is miniscule, compared with 
>> almost everyone else, especially the guys, who just work on grands.*
>> *Anyway, I am hoping for the best.*
>> John M. Ross
>
> It seems to be a long term fix. At least I don't recall it ever coming 
> back, but I've only run into it a few times.
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