squeaky, creaky pedal puzzler---SOLVED!

[paul bruesch]

An adjustable wrench IS a good tool to use for this... but not the
adjustable end. They always have a hole in the non-functional end. You can
slip that over the bolt and have lots of leverage to bend it. A pipe (also
mentioned here) would be simpler, but just One More Thing to carry.

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN


On 8/16/07, Michael Magness <IFixPianos at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> A hammer is kind of primitive for this adjustment, a vise grips, medium
> size, clamped behind the threads and a little muscle/body weight will bend
> it to your will. I have also used an adjustable wrench in a pinch, closed as
> far as I could, lined it up on the post and pushed up or down as needed
>
> On 8/16/07, Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > *Mark Wisner <mwisner at earthlink.net>* wrote:
> >
> > Action bracket moving on the stud or bolt.
> > Mark Wisner
> >
> >
> > This was basically it.  The problem was that the bolt that you attach
> > the action to (at the top) was too high in the treble.  Every time you
> > raised the damper lift rod with the pedal, the action would torque with the
> > upward pressure, and when you released the pedal, it would make that creaky
> > sound.   I noticed that when the action was bolted in place, I could take
> > hold of the far right action bracket and move it in and out.  I originally
> > thought there were loose screws on the action rails but this proved to not
> > be the case.  It was actually the entire action that moved upward when the
> > pedal was depressed.
> >
> > The solution was to lower the bolt, (I used a hammer to bend it downward
> > slightly) so that it held the action in place more firmly and the creak went
> > away.
> >
> > I'm surprised at how many of you were either very close or on the
> > money.  As I solved this one, I came across so many things that seemed like
> > they were probably the cause, and eliminating each one finally led me to
> > examine the fit of the action in the piano.  But I never heard of this one
> > before.
> >
> > Hey, I'm just happy I figured it out and was able to satisfy the
> > customer.   The bill for eliminating this squeak?  (90 minutes @ $...?)
> >
> > This was a piano that I sold to this client.  The sale included a free
> > tuning in the home and a guarantee.  I don't mind.  Nine times out of ten a
> > drop of Protek and I go home.  So this time it took a little longer.  She
> > offered to pay me but I refused.  Having the problem solved, I can look back
> > on it and say I enjoyed the challenge.  And I was able to find a few other
> > little problems along the way and solve them before they created any more
> > trouble down the line.
> >
> > Thanks for your responses.
> >
> > Tom S
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Michael Magness
> Magness Piano Service
> 608-786-4404
> www.IFixPianos.com
> email mike at ifixpianos.com
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