speaking of damper problems

Jeff Tanner jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu
Fri Aug 16 15:02 MDT 2002


If you used Steinway damper felt, then there's probably your culprit.  I
find it extremely difficult to get right.

Have a good weekend.

>Thanks for some of the suggestions. This morning I added I added a little
>1 gram screw to each damper lever. It solved the problem in the treble,
>but the bass still has an after ring on most notes. As I mentioned, this
>is on a 30 year old B, which is in a piano faculty's studio. I had
>replaced the dampers and rebushed the guide rail. Right next to it is a 2
>year old B. Guess what? It has the same problem. The I went and tried 3
>other B's, and they all have the same problem. I guess it is an inherent
>problem of the B.
>
>Wim





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