That Grand Damper "Whing"Sound

Keith A. McGavern kam544@ionet.net
Fri, 04 Apr 1997 07:47:04 -0600 (CST)


>I had a person ask me yesterday whether I thought there was much that could
>be done about that sound grand dampers make when the sustain pedal
>is depressed and they are lifting off the strings...
>
>...He wished there were some way to lessen this noise
>without lessening the damping action.  Comments?
>
>Arnold Schmidt, Raleigh, NC
>Arnold1@Mindspring.com

Arnold, List,

Jeff Hickey, RPT, posted a response to this in August 1996:
>The whooshing dampers were described by Brian DeTar in the October '95
>Journal...

I'll forward the post to you.

Keith A. McGavern
kam544@ionet.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA






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