Since we haven't totally left Steinway dampers yet, I have a question regarding damper stop rail regulation. It seems that if you regulate the stop rail according to damper height with the pedal, you have dampers jumping up and down on the keys with a hard blow. If you regulate the stop rail according to lift with the key, then when the pedal is activated, the key jams the damper lever up into the stop rail. Have ya'll experienced this, and if so, what is the solution? I seem to remember an article some time back by Bill Spurlock about the compound leverage caused by the damper flanges being attached to the lifter tray - I'm assuming this is related to the problem I'm having. Thanks. Jeff Stickney, RPT University of Montana jpage@selway.umt.edu
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