damper regulation reply

[pianoman]

Hi Clyde,
It sounds like maybe the damper rail hangers have broken loose from the
bass side of the damper rail or if the piece of leather that is usually
between the 2 rails has come out.  If the dampers do not lift out evenly
with the pedal it is probably the hangers.  You have to pull the action
again in order to find out for sure and certainly to repair it.
Welcome to everyone's list.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
pianoman@inlink.com
"Sometimes it is really good to be pleasantly surprised without knowing
what you did right.".

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> From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@redrose.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: damper regulation
> Date: Wednesday, March 18, 1998 5:36 PM
> 
> Dear list,
> 
>      Last year I tuned a 20-year-old Wurlitzer spinet, then removed the
> action to tighten the rear screws, replaced and checked all and went
> home.
>      Today I returned to tune the piano and noticed some of the dampers
> barely clear the strings in the upper bass and lower tenor.  I don't
> recall this being a problem before, unless I just missed it.  Is it
> possible that removing and replacing the action caused the problem?  Am
> I overlooking something, or should I just regulate the dampers and be
> done with it?  I'm not very skilled at that yet, especially on spinets.
>      Your input will be appreciated.  Thanks!
> 
> Clyde Hollinger (yes, I'm an RPT but not very long yet)