Ringing dampers in drop action

Jon Ralinovsky ralinoj@muohio.edu
Thu, 22 Apr 2004 13:32:31 -0700


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Hi Julia,
Check to make sure that the spoons are not keeping the dampers off 
the strings - that would be characterized by very early damper lift 
from the key.

Respectfully,
Jon

>Greetings,
>
>              Cable Nelson spinet with  drop action has dampers that 
>ring when the key is played. I tried bending the dampers a bit 
>forward as a quick fix for the inevitable; either new damper springs 
>or re-tensioning the springs via messsage; putting a curvature back 
>in the springs by tenderly bending/messaging them while the action 
>is inside the piano.
>
>               Which is better to do; re-tension the springs outside 
>the piano (ooo, my back, alot of bending over) or removing the 
>action and doing the same thing OR removing the action and just 
>replacing those springs?
>
>               On another line of thought, what could be some other 
>causes that this problem exists? When I push slightly on the strings 
>the damper does not "hug" or follow the string. This indicates to me 
>that the spring tension is weak, but could somehing else be wrong 
>that imitates the symptom of the damper not "hugging"/ following the 
>string?
>
>Julia Gottchall,
>Reading, PA


-- 
Jon Ralinovsky
Piano Technician
Department of Music
Miami University
513/529-6548
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