> From: A440A@aol.com > Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 07:23:09 -0400 (EDT) > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Oinking dampers Ed & List, It usually is the wedge dampers that cause this problem. Can't say that I've noticed flats doing it. > Greetings: > > >When the shift is engaged I often have an oinking sound from the > >dampers when the sustain pedal is released. Possibly the left > >string isn't vibrating the same as the other two...anyone have a > >solution? > > This is the sort of noise that, once heard, has pianists fearing to let > go of the last chords in anything. It always seem to have a perfectly quiet > background to come leaping at you, usually right at the end of the softest, > most sensitive parts of the music. > Things that worked for me are are: real straight up and down travel, > leveled strings, polished strings where the dampers contact, peel off the *********************************************************** > slightest thinness of felt from block dampers face, roughen the surface of > wedge dampers with 220 grit wet or dry paper, run a few needles through them, > then replace with new felt. *********************************************************** I love that part! Maybe I'll just replace the felt first... > Good luck, > Ed Foote > Precision Piano Works > Nashville, Tn > > > ilvey Pacifica, CA ilvey@a.crl.com
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