This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment The best prevention for this (aside from raising the dampers before inserting mute strips-if you use them) is to trim the felt when the damper is installed. I use a small pair of curved nail scissors that I get from the cosmetics department of any drug store. Carefully trim the damper felt so that the lowest part of the damper is even with or just below the bottom of the string. Anything below is useless. When installing split dampers take a razorblade and slice down the center line of the damper to allow the damper to open more easily. Insert a small piece of silk cord the length of the damper to force the damper open slightly. The pressure from the outside strings will force the damper to clamp the center string, but you want some outward pressure to be sure that the outer strings shut off cleanly. In this case you can try to remove each damper and perform the same operation as above. If the felt is damaged above the bottom of the string line, you will have to replace the damper felt. David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Cy Shuster Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 5:22 AM To: CAUT Subject: [CAUT] S&S D tenor dampers After a recent vigorous concert on an S&S D, a low tenor damper was bleeding. As it dropped onto the strings, it shifted to one side. The problem turned out to be that one side of the "W" had folded over the string (see picture). I straightened it out, and then examined the situation from inside the action cavity (second pic). The extended "tail" of the wedge was shredded. It still wasn't damping right, so I went to trim it to match its neighbors. The loose piece just pulled away in my fingers as I tried to cut it. I've never seen dampers extending below the strings so far, but I suppose for low tenor on a D, that's what's necessary. It looks like the fix is to replace that damper felt, right? (At least the front half that was damaged). It still rings a bit more than I'd like, but at least it drops straight onto the strings. A tiny amount of added finger pressure does the trick. I tried lowering the damper wire into its support block a bit, but then the sostenuto tab is too high. Are there any short-term fixes for tomorrow's concert? Thanks... --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/f5/cb/f3/7d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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