S&S "L" Damper felt

[Horace Greeley]

Hi, John,

Over the years, the Yamaha felt, while pricey has more than paid for the 
difference in the quality of the end product, for me.

Also, be aware that S&S has changed the ordering of dampers (numbers and 
placement of flats and wedges), especially in the tenor over the years.  I 
always try to cut a few extra wedges to have some room to maneuver if what 
was on the instrument seems inadequate.

There has been quite a bit on damper related things lately, which might 
bear some looking at, too, given the symptoms you describe.  Since you have 
to take things apart anyway, how about rebushing the guide rails, and 
removing some of the excess tension/friction (which might be there) from 
the damper wires?

Best regards.

Horace



At 10:32 AM 2/4/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Just wondering if any of you have had better experience with any one
>"brand" of felt when redoing dampers for an S&S "L".  I have a customer
>that has a piano whose felt is totally shot ( read as bleeds a lot of
>sound) and is really just plain worn out therefore I am looking for
>people that can tell me which ones to avoid, and which one(s) to use.  (
>I would rather learn this from your experience than botch up a job
>because I used a felt that really wasn't good enough for the job.
>
>John R. Fortiner
>Billings, MT.
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