[pianotech] damper wire meets bass string

PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com
Thu Nov 19 19:29:01 MST 2009



In a message dated 11/19/2009 8:19:34 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
wimblees at aol.com writes:

Bend the  wire between the flange and guide rail. (You might need to make a 
double  bend)
If you wish to maintain the unimpeded movement of the damper wire through  
the damper guide rail bushing, you must make two bends. 
 
And this is not the first thing you would want to do. First attempt to  
align the damper wire by bending the wire between the guide rail and the  
damper head---this is where the contact is happening with the string. It also  
likely requires two bends, one to move the damper wire over from the string,  
another to re-align the damper head and felt back to the string. 
 
If the damper is still rising at an angle and contacting the string at the  
up position, then wire bends in the main portion of the wire as mentioned 
above  are necessary. 
 
You'll have to make a judgement call as to which step to take first, but  
the vertical rise of the damper wire is critical. 
 
P



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