On Sun, 14 Jan 1996, Les Smith (lessmith@buffnet7.buffnet.net) wrote: > > [snip] In order to make these adjust- > ments the damper stop rail must raised as high as possible so that you can > get the necessary clearance to turn the dampers without interfering with > the neighboring ones. Sometimes you have to even raise the stop rail com- > pletely above its screws and temporarily hold it in place with tape until > the regulation is completed. How do you do the dampers next to the plate struts? Even lifting the stop rail doesn't really give enough clearance for these, at least in my experience. It's hard to turn them without damaging the felt. > Where many people run into problems with re- > gulating damper lift from the keys is in not securing the wire to the top > of the flange with the burnt shellac. Could you describe the preparation and application of 'burnt' shellac? -- Tom Rush tom@tarush.chattanooga.net
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