I have done this as a last resort, but I can lightly touch any of the 3 strings and the overtone is eliminated. The string bending works well if there is just one annoying offender. John On Thu, 6 May 1999, Guy, Karen, and Tor Nichols wrote: ]John, ] I should send this privately, to avoid flames. But... I've had mutant ](near the frame) dampers that wouldn't respond to standard regulation, ]where I finally solved the problem by bending the string. Just as we do in ]the up-and-down plane, but sideways. Right at the agraffe. Be sure to raise ]the damper first. ] Good luck. ]Guy Nichols, RPT ]nicho@roadrunner.com ] ] ]At 11:38 AM 5/6/99 -0500, you wrote: ]>I have a 2 year old D that has a ringing damper problem that is trying my ]>patience! When F-5 is played, after releasing there is a harmonic given ]>off by F-2 which is the first note on the treble bridge. I've changed the ]>felt, to no avail. If I lightly touch any ONE of the 3 strings on either ]>side of the damper the problem stops. I've tried yarn in the tri-chord ]>felt, tipping the damper fore and aft, and side to side. I'm stumped! Any ]>advice? I'm rarely unable to make these disappear, but I've tried all my ]>tricks. What's a guy to do? ]> ]> ]>John Minor ]>University of Illinois ]> ]
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