[pianotech] pedal prep

[Ron Nossaman]

Barbara Richmond wrote:
> Howdy,
> 
> I'm rebuilding this lyre and was wondering if one just cleans this type 
> of assembly or should a lubricant, like Protek MPL-1, be used after 
> cleaning?  There only seems to be rust there right now. 
> 
> Since I'm mostly a service tech, I usually just deal with squeaky 
> pedals...I'd like to keep this one from making noise in the first place, 
> if possible.


Maybe it's just convenient memory, but I can't recall ever 
having one of these squeak. Click, yes, but not squeak. I'd 
clean it like Isaac said, and lube it anyway, probably with 
Protek or VJ.
Ron N