Staighten damper wires

David Porritt dporritt@sun.cis.smu.edu
Tue, 21 Feb 1995 18:29:22 -0600 (CST)


On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Ron Torrella wrote:

> Has anyone figured out a was to straighten out damper wires when
> recycling wires and heads (replacing felts) to be used with a new
> underlever set?  Is it even necessary?  I would assume that the new
> underlevers wouldn't be in the same locations as the old ones, thus
> requiring a bit of rebending.  Thanks for the clues!
>
> Ron Torrella                Self-explanatory - [A]bort [C]ancel [R]etry
> University of Illinois                  Inexplicable   -   + + +

I'm no guru on dampers (is anyone?) but I'd just see how close the old
bends are to what you need with the new underlevers.  If they're close,
why straighten then bend again?  I really think dampers require a little
magic.

Dave Porritt, RPT
SMU






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