This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Earplugs? Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Cy Shuster=20 To: CAUT=20 Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 6:22 AM Subject: [CAUT] S&S D tenor dampers After a recent vigorous concert on an S&S D, a low tenor damper was = bleeding. As it dropped onto the strings, it shifted to one side. The = problem turned out to be that one side of the "W" had folded over the = string (see picture). I straightened it out, and then examined the = situation from inside the action cavity (second pic). The extended = "tail" of the wedge was shredded. It still wasn't damping right, so I = went to trim it to match its neighbors. The loose piece just pulled = away in my fingers as I tried to cut it. I've never seen dampers extending below the strings so far, but I = suppose for low tenor on a D, that's what's necessary. It looks like = the fix is to replace that damper felt, right? (At least the front half = that was damaged). It still rings a bit more than I'd like, but at least it drops = straight onto the strings. A tiny amount of added finger pressure does = the trick. I tried lowering the damper wire into its support block a = bit, but then the sostenuto tab is too high. Are there any short-term = fixes for tomorrow's concert? Thanks... --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- _______________________________________________ caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/6e/6d/8f/cc/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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