damper problem

[Roger Jolly]

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Hi Wim,
               Could it be the damper lift felts are badly worn and the 
timing is way off when the shift pedal is used? In general is the dampers 
timed early?
Regards Roger



At 05:14 PM 8/17/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>I just got done restringing a D, including new dampers. I also put on a 
>new set of h/s/f. As I was doing my last voicing, I discovered that when I 
>put on the shift, about 4 or 5 notes would not dampen the right string 
>cleanly. Under normal playing, these dampers work fine. But with the 
>shift, the right string rings on just a little more than I want. I tried 
>adjust the damper head, but to no avail. In fact, the more I tilted the 
>head to the right, the worse the problem got. When I tilted the head to 
>the left, it didn't solve the problem either. It is not the adjacent 
>damper lifter holding the damper up. I checked that. I'm at a loss.
>
>Any one know why this is happening, and what I can do to correct the problem?
>
>Wim

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