Dear Friends, In my early training for rebuilding pianos, I was taught to make a moderate set of weights to place on top of the damper heads for newly installed damper felts. I used a couple of pieces of pvc pipe with a small block of wood on top to put on the new dampers with the intention of helping the new felt conform to the string. However, a couple of weeks ago a well-respected tech said that other techs and he shared the opinion that this practice caused problems for them, actually deforming the felt due to the extra weight. I feel like I am spending more time than I should to get a new set of dampers working effeciently so I tried this. At least on the piano I just finished, I had better results without the seasoning weight. What are your experiences regarding this practice? Thanks, Bob Hull
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