Steinway Upright Dampers

Vanderhoofven dkvander@clandjop.com
Thu, 11 Jan 1996 11:45:45 -0600


At 08:45 AM 1/11/96 -0700, you wrote:
>Dear fellow techs
>
>We have restored a beautiful ebony Steinway "V"  49" upright, circa 1900, and
>have one "lingering" problem, the dampers.
<snip>
>I am wondering if anyone first of all has had this problem and solved it, and
>second if anyone has experimented with adding weight to the upright damper
>system.  I had even thought of clamping split shot, (fisherman's stuff) onto
>the damper wires to add weight.
>Any input would be appreciated.
>
>
>David Sanderson
>Littleton, MA
>PIANOBIZ@aol.com

I too would be most appreciative of a discussion on this topic.

Thank you!


David A. Vanderhoofven
dkvander@clandjop.com
Joplin, Missouri, USA
Associate Member, Piano Technicians Guild
web page:  http://www.clandjop.com/~dkvander/




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