damper springs

[Farrell]

I wrote that the damper lift rod would limit the damper lever travel. Maybe I'm off base. Good question. Are we sure one way or another - damper lift rod, or wippen spoon. My guess is that if the sustain pedal is regulated properly - just a bit of play - it would be the rod. But I want to be educated. Anyone?

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Warren Fisher" <fishwar@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: damper springs


> Paul,
> The spoons on the wippen keep the heads off the strings when there is no 
> felt there.  Pull several of them toward you and see if they snap back 
> smartly.  If so, leave them alone.   The real test is when you put new 
> felt on.  The damper should be tight enoungh not to ring. If any of the 
> heads are way out of line with the others, you may want to adjust the 
> spoons to get them in the ball park.
> Warren Fisher
> 
> 
> Paul Mulik wrote:
> 
> >One quick question from a beginning rebuilder:
> >
> >I've removed the damper felts from an upright action but left the heads in
> >place for now.  When I reinstalled the action in the piano, the heads did
> >not touch the strings.  Is this an indication that the springs should be
> >replaced?  It seems to me that they should be strong enough to hold the
> >damper heads to the strings even without felts on them.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Paul Mulik
> >
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