This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Thanks, Dave. =20 Well, there you have it, I should have looked closer. Thanks for the = memory jolt--every once in a while, I just need some reminding. :-) = I'll be writing up a proposal and dropping it by the church. Actually, it's the first time I recall seeing that pedal set-up--and I = was a Kawai dealer tech for 6 years (1984-1990). Guess I timed that = right. And now, since coming back from leave, I've worked mostly on = grands, so I have pause and reach back into the recesses of my brain to = remember what it is to service vertical pianos. It's sort of weird! = But as I tuned this little Kawai, it was like taking a trip back in time = as it popped right into place and I remembered how easily they tune up. = Thanks again, Barbara Richmond ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Porritt, David=20 To: Pianotech List=20 Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 1:46 PM Subject: RE: squeaky damper springs Barbara: =20 First, I really dislike this pedal setup that Kawai used - I think = it's in some Boston's too. There are LOTS of places to squeak. In = addition to the overly complex mechanism you show in this picture, there = are the usual lifter-rod-on-the-damper-lever-felts, the lifter rod = bushings etc. If the metal is corroded no lubricant that I'm familiar = with will help. Polishing all those friction points and then = lubricating is the only thing that will help. The metal that shows in = the picture appears corroded so I'd guess that the lifter rod and = flanges could well be corroded as well. =20 Good luck! =20 dp =20 David M. Porritt dporritt@smu.edu ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/a2/83/5f/3b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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