These are common. Their springs are stronger than the real damper levers. I was taught that their function mainly was to squeak. 8^) But, seriously, if you are looking for a squeak, start by checking the dummy lever. Kent On Jan 19, 2013, at 7:53 PM, David Boyce <David at piano.plus.com> wrote: > Why does this old German action I saw the other day, have an extra damper lever complete with spring, but no damper, and where none could go? Is it to apply a tiny extra bit of pressure to the damper lift rod? I dunno! > > David. > <Extra damper lever.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130119/72a7806f/attachment.htm>
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