pryan2 wrote: > I was servicing a very ornate Steinway D (hand painted/carved/gold in-laid) > in an exclusive restaurant and noticed ugly fishing weights glued securely > on top of several damper heads. Tragic.. sheesh > Some of the dampers had two weights one on > front and the other at the back. The dampers seem to work OK so I left them > alone (I'm no fool). > > My question is: Is this a last-ditch, acceptable repair technique or an > amateurish attempt to quiet ringing dampers? Quite possibly a last ditch effort, but not really acceptable. Possibly the owner refused to get it done right and some pianist did the deed. > I would think that a damper > problem on such a piano could/should be solved in a more professional way or > at least put the weights inside the underlever system. More then likely either new damper felt and / or repining the damper levers is whats needed, also quite possibly the bushings for the damper rods need work. Shouldnt need weights, thats already taken care of from the get go. > > > Phil Ryan > Miami Beach -- Richard Brekne Associate PTG, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway
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