ghosts

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Clyde,
You broke the crust on the face of the damper. Sort of like sugar coating a
hammer.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 6:23 PM
Subject: ghosts


> Friends,
>
> While tuning a little 1959 Janssen console today I found that when I
> depressed the sustain pedal I would get all these little ghostly tones
> as the dampers came off the strings.  A few of them showed obvious signs
> of some type of contamination, brownish stuff.
>
> On a whim I depressed the pedal, chose on of the worst offenders and
> just lightly caressed the top edge with my finger.  Then I depressed the
> pedal again and the ghost tone was gone!  It took about a minute to do
> all the flat dampers, and they were as quiet as new!  So how long do you
> think this will last?  Not long, I think, but can anyone explain what
> actually happened here?  No rubbing, sanding, or anything beyond the
> slight touch.
>
> But the bass dampers still sing.  I couldn't do anything with them
> today.  Replacing them would be best, I know.
>
> Regards,  Clyde
>
>
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