Squeaky right pedal

Hello,

I have a problem with my 1998 Bechstein piano: The right pedal is squeaking soul-destroying. Although I got someone to repair this squeaking about a year ago, the squeaking emerged again after some weeks.

Does anyone know the cause and how to repair that permanently ?

Thanks,

This is not an uncommon thing at all. There are a number of places in the pedal mechanisms where sqeaks can occur. I don't know of any guaranteed permanent fixes. It is like squeaky doors- things just need some lubrication periodically. It is usually not a problem to have the likely joint lubricated each time you have it tuned, which should be twice a year or so. However, there are a number of potential specialized lubricants which may be chosen, depending on materials present in the particular joint. For instance, a rubber-brass squeak might not neccessarily be best served by the same lubricant as a wood-leather squeak. Finding the correct lubricant for the joint can make the lubrication last much longer. So this goes to the knowledge and experience of the technician you have.

Rick Clark

I had that problem about three months ago on my Yamaha G5. I was lucky because I found the cause right away: it was friction at an obvious place and easy to access, so I just put some vaseline on the metal rod around the area of friction, and it has been silent so far, but like I said I just got lucky with that, and I certainly wouldn't try this do-it-yourself experiment on a premium instrument like yours (without knowing what you're doing, which I didn't).