Squeaky pedal?
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Squeaky pedal?
I bought the Korg sustain pedal for the K2 and didn't have it for very long before it began squeaking noticeably.
I thought perhaps I just had a defective pedal but then happened to see a video of Jordan Rudess showing his Dream Theater stage setup. He went to his K2 and I could hear the pedal squeak in exactly the same way, so perhaps not an uncommon problem.
Of course, when you're on stage playing to thousands of people, it doesn't matter. Sitting in the living room playing piano, it's rather annoying.
Has anyone else encountered this with the Korg pedal, and if so is there any lubricant / treatment that you've successfully applied?
I thought perhaps I just had a defective pedal but then happened to see a video of Jordan Rudess showing his Dream Theater stage setup. He went to his K2 and I could hear the pedal squeak in exactly the same way, so perhaps not an uncommon problem.
Of course, when you're on stage playing to thousands of people, it doesn't matter. Sitting in the living room playing piano, it's rather annoying.
Has anyone else encountered this with the Korg pedal, and if so is there any lubricant / treatment that you've successfully applied?
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Chris Duncan
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I have 2 of these pedals, and have never had a problem. Do you live in a generally dry climate? From my experience in the past though, it's likely to be the return spring which is causing the squeak. Normally a bit of light grease or vaseline applied to the spring is enough to shut it up.
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Thanks, man.
I'm in Atlanta, but my house humidity is typically pretty low so your observation is spot on.
I'll give it a little grease and then go back to enjoying what a great instrument the Kronos is.
I'm in Atlanta, but my house humidity is typically pretty low so your observation is spot on.
I'll give it a little grease and then go back to enjoying what a great instrument the Kronos is.

Control Room: Fantom 7 | JV 2080 | Cubase 13 | Windows 10 | Yamaha TF5 | Mackie MCU | CMC AI, QC, TP
Keyboard Station: Kronos 2 88 | Cubase 13 | Windows 10 | Focusrite 18i20 | CMC TP
Editing Station: Montage M8x | Cubase 13 | Windows 10 | Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
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Chris Duncan
Atlanta, GA, USA, Earth
Keyboard Station: Kronos 2 88 | Cubase 13 | Windows 10 | Focusrite 18i20 | CMC TP
Editing Station: Montage M8x | Cubase 13 | Windows 10 | Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
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Chris Duncan
Atlanta, GA, USA, Earth
WD do a white lithium grease which is great for this sort of thing: https://www.screwfix.com/p/wd-40-specia ... gJ18vD_BwE
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