Terry Peterson Ok mr Driscoll, slap the cuffs on me! Actually, this wasn't an " Auxiliary damper", (most often referred to as a "dummy damper") because there WAS a damper lever on it with a standard spring, a straight wire , but no head or block. I don't believe it was there for the purpose you stated in your quote below. It WAS however, "extra" in the sense that it was NOT in use. You shouldn't make assumptions until you know the facts! :) But, I you saw another chance to "correct" me, and couldn't resist. That's ok, I'm here to learn! :) Terry Peterson ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Tom Driscoll" <tomtuner@comcast.net> Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org> Subject: RE: "grinnell bros." piano Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 02:41:00 -0400 Susan, Not likely. I actually removed one of the flanges (that "extra" damper flange) and subjected it to the old "plier sqeeze". held up just fine. Evidently this piano has never had a DC heater rod installed to dry out the plastic! Terry Peterson Terry, Well---- You did it again. It's not an extra damper flange. Extra implying that it doesn't need to be there. The purpose of the Auxiliary damper is to hold the damper rod against the action rail and away from the damper levers when the pedal is at rest. As an aside, The spring is usually very heavy and often a source of noise in many small vertical actions. Tom Driscoll--Nomenclature Cop _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _________________________________________________________________ <b>Get MSN 8</b> and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
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