[pianotech] Creaky damper lift tray

[Gerald Groot]

Many of my creaks turn out to be the little rubber gromments in the pedal dowel of the pedal springs themselves.  Lifting the the dampers off from the tray and therefore, the weights of same, might just be enough to eliminate the creaking but, have you then tried pushing down on the tray again with your hand? I have.  Often times, the added weight brings the creaking back again.  Protek works great for that usually if that be the case.  Or, putting additional cloth inside of the coiled damper spring and moving positions on it.



-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Chuck C
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:50 PM
To: barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Creaky damper lift tray

I had one the other day which needed only a small dab of vj between the cloth punching on top of the pitman rod and the alum. tray.
Creak gone.
Chuck Christus

-----Original Message-----
>From: Barb Nobbe <barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com>
>Sent: May 18, 2010 5:59 PM
>To: PTG <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: [pianotech] Creaky damper lift tray
>
>Hello list, 
>
>This is something I've run across a few times and just haven't found an easy, dependable solution. 
>
>I have found on certain Asian grand pianos with the aluminium damper lift tray, the tray will creak at just the slightest lift. Of course, it's really amplified when the pedal is used to its full extent.  I've tried a variety of lubes and sprays to get way back there, but nothing I found really works. 
>
>Has anyone else come across this, and if so, what was your cure for this noisy nuisance?   
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Barbara Nobbe, RPT
>Pitch Perfect
>859-489-4793
>barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com