I like your style Newton, and I am absolutely convinced about you being a piano master! Sometime, I will come and visit you and we'll have da beers in da garden (yours , I do not have one) Antares > From: nhunt@jagat.com (Newton Hunt) > Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org > Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 13:29:10 -0400 > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Steinway damper > > Dampers are not that difficult, just multiple steps and tedious. > > Cleanliness counts. The wires have to be polished with a fine > metal polish and the bushings must be clean or replaced. Bushing > have no tolerance for wear or uncleanness. > > The damper mechanism must have all centers free, about like jacks. > > The damper blocks should sit squarely on the strings with the wire > descending straight down to the upper damper flange and should > float in the center of the hole. The wire and head must rise and > fall in straight vertical lines. In Steinways the dampers must > ride lightly one on side of the bushing to prevent vibration when > raised quickly by the key. It should ride the side of the bushing > furthest from the strings on either side. Raise the damper > slightly and use a delicate touch to determine which side they ride > upon and if it is too snug. If so use wire bending pliers and VERY > DELICATELY bend the wire so it just touches with a small amount of > pressure. Bend just above the upper flange. > > The damper should center on the string without moving in any > direction and should contact the string equally at each end. > > Key timing and pedal timing are critical but not really involved > with effectiveness. > > Check out the cause before doing anything and think about the > solution, anything you can undo, before beginning. > > If you are installing a new set of damper felts install one damper > at a time, get it working perfectly then go to the next one and on > to the end. The only thing you will need to do later is retime > them when the felts have compressed. Easier this way then trying > to make them work after installing. > > This is not a hard job, just takes time. > > I can teach anyone, anytime; just air fare, room and board and some > pocket money. > > Newton >
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