[pianotech] Bass damper felt

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Sat Mar 28 10:25:01 PDT 2009


Marcel Carey wrote:
> Hi, I have to replace the bass strings and dampers on an old Mason & 
> Hamlin "A". There are a few bicord dampers that have two semi-circular 
> cuts so they act as single strings dampers on bichords. I've attached a 
> drawing and was wondering if any of you know if these are available 
> somewhere and if yes, where.
> <
> Thanks,
> Marcel Carey, RPT
> Sherbrooke, QC

Marcel,
I tune a few old Masons with the upside down "W" bichord 
wedges like that, but I've never seen them available anywhere 
commercially. I just replace them with regular "V" bichord wedges.
Ron N



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