Steinway D problem

[John Minor]

This is my guess too. I'll work in this direction. It is in a home and I
won't be going back until next week.

John


On Thu, 6 May 1999, Kenneth Sloane wrote:

]John- The tip of the damper may be resting on a node. If so, the damper
]might be exciting a partial as violinists do by lightly pressing on nodes.
]My recollection is that I have fixed problems like this by moving the damper
]a little forward or backward. Doing this, of course, necessitates rebending
]the wire.    Ken Sloane, Oberlin conservatory
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]--On Thu, May 6, 1999 11:38 AM -0500 "John Minor" <jminor@uiuc.edu> wrote: 
]
]> I have a 2 year old D that has a ringing damper problem that is trying my
]> patience! When F-5 is played, after releasing there is a harmonic given
]> off by F-2 which is the first note on the treble bridge. I've changed the
]> felt, to no avail. If I lightly touch any ONE of the 3 strings on either
]> side of the damper the problem stops. I've tried yarn in the tri-chord
]> felt, tipping the damper fore and aft, and side to side. I'm stumped! Any
]> advice? I'm rarely unable to make these disappear, but I've tried all my
]> tricks. What's a guy to do? 
]> 
]> 
]> John Minor
]> University of Illinois
]> 
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