Steinway D problem

[John Minor]

Hmmmmmm. I have given this sort of thing a thought.

John


On Thu, 6 May 1999, David Skolnik wrote:

]John- 
]
]I've never taken the time to take the measurements which might explain why
]I had this problem on one of my D's but not on others (at least to the same
]extent), but I'll tell you what I did do.  It will most likely void
]whatever warranty exists for that note.   
]
]I made a grand version of an "over-damper".  I drilled a small hole into
]the front edge of the damper head and installed a piece of damper wire that
]had been cut to length and shaped  to support a piece ( 5/8")of flat
]damper felt.  I believe the distance from the front edge of the damper head
]was 1" -2".    There might have been something else I missed, but this
]worked. 
]
]Let us know.
]
]
]David Skolnik, RPT
]Head Piano Technician
]Manhattan School of Music
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