On Thu, 6 May 1999, Ron Torrella wrote: ]Clarify something for me: I think you're saying that you play F5 and F2 ]ghosts, sympathetically to F5. Right? And the string you're touching, the ]damper you're fiddling with - those are F2? Right! ] ]Does F2, in fact, have damping problems? Ie: when you play F2, does the ]damper ring or does it dampen properly? While you're checking that, watch ]the outside strings of F2. Do they come together (move toward center ]string) when the damper goes up and move apart when the damper reseats ]itself? ] F2 does not have damping problems. I'll check on the rest of this when I get over to Donna's home next week! : ) ]I find duckbill pliers to be especially handy for squeezing damper felts, ]btw. They're smooth-jawed so there's less tendency to tear the dampers up. ] ]Ron Torrella, RPT
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