Schaefer & Sons podal rod

[paul bruesch]

I've done this repair on a YC U107A. The aluminum tube has an inside
diameter that snugly fits a dowel... I'd think 5/16" or 3/8", but I failed
to record that info. Anyhow, that way you can preserve the interior
appearance of the piano (where many owners don't even know they can easily
look) and avoid the possibility of the tube/rod bending/kinking (as long as
you don't do that while you're sliding it over the dowel!!)
Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 3:47 PM, John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> wrote:

>  *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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