Schaefer & Sons podal rod

[John Ross]

If it were me, instead of making a wooden one, I would plug the rod with a piece of dowel, and then use your finishing nail. This would keep the look the same.
John Ross

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: wimblees at aol.com 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:08 PM
  Subject: Re: Schaefer & Sons podal rod


  Maybe it does press fit. But it's still broken. If anything, I told the customer, I would replace the aluminum rod with a wood one, with nails sticking out of each end. 

  Wim

  -----Original Message-----
  From: John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
  To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
  Sent: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:03 am
  Subject: Re: Schaefer & Sons podal rod


  Are you sure it screws in?
  The ones for Young-Chang just had a press fit. The edges were serrated, (probably the wrong word), and the fine edges just rubbed off on the sharp edge of the tube.
  They plastic ones broke, but the nylon ones are holding up well.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: wimblees at aol.com 
    To: Pianotech at ptg.org 
    Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:25 PM
    Subject: Schaefer & Sons podal rod


    First of all, who made Schaefer & Sons?

    This has an aluminum pedal rod, and the end that sticks into the pedal lever is a plastic knob that screws into the rod. The customer has a heavy foot, and broke off the knob right where it screws in. Where I can get another knob? Manufacturer, supply house, ....


    Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
    Piano Tuner/Technician
    Mililani, Oahu, HI
    808-349-2943
    Author of: 
    The Business of Piano Tuning
    available from Potter Press
    www.pianotuning.com

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