D damper

[Paul]

Newton
Good advice. I'll try it the next time I see the piano and if the leak still
persists.


Paul Chick
Plainview MN

----- Original Message -----
From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@jagat.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: D damper


> When strings are level and one string is muted less than the other
> two it is usually caused by one trichord leg being of a different
> thickness than the other or one string is spaced differently.
>
> It has been my experience that it is difficult to move a string far
> enough to effect muting and if it does work then the problem will
> reoccur.
>
> The best solution is to remove the offending damper(s) and using
> appropriate pliers (whatever you can find in your case) and gently
> massage the thicker leg of trichord to cause it to become thinner.
> Care must be taken to be gentle.  The massage will make the leg a
> little longer.  This excess material can be trimmed off with SHARP
> scissors.
>
> If this massaging is done while dampers are installed, one at a
> time, it is rare to find one that leaks after the job is complete.
> Not always, or course, but most often.
>
> Newton
>