Damper "shooshing" noise

[Newton Hunt]

Thanks.  I wish I was better at ASCII art but if I can make the
point...  A picture is worth...

Took me a long time to work out the solution and only a couple of
minutes to illustrate the idea.  Aren't computers wonderful?

Have a nice one.

		Newton

David Denison wrote:
> 
> Newton,
> 
> Very clever use of keyboard strokes to illustrate your method.
> Not to mention it sounds like the right approach to the problem.
> 
> Dave Denison, RPT
> Long Island, NY
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@jagat.com>
> To: <caut@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 9:12 AM
> Subject: Re: Damper "shooshing" noise
> 
> >
> > What does work is to trim the trichord felt so there is much less felt
> > left to "bow" the string.  I prefer to cut them in a "|/\|" shape, not
> > like "|_/\_|".  The flat surfaces of the ""_" " can hang up on the
> > strings so damping does not occur. |o\/o\/o|.
> >