<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Hamburg Damper Felts</title></head><body> <div>At 11:22 AM -0600 1/4/02, John Minor wrote:</div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Just finished installing a new set of damper felts on the Hamburg D here.<br> I'm just not happy with the quality of the Hamburg damper felts from<br> Steinway these days. Anyone else tire of fighting with these to get them<br> to work? The bichords seem to be thicker, leaving the damper heads higher<br> than their neighbors. Even using a piece of yarn in the trichords that<br> leak through, they still work only with a great deal of fussing and<br> cussing!*#@</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Indeed.<br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Anyone find a better supplier of damper felts?</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Yamaha CF is excellent material although it is not cheap<font color="#0000FF"> (CF felt is not the same as 'run of the mill' Yamaha felt)</font>. The only disadvantage is the plain felt is very thick. It is therefore a little more difficult to get it to sit straight. Furthermore, you may need to install new wires when using CF felt, since the heads sit a lot higher.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Regards,</div> <div>Ron O.</div> <div><br></div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><font face="Times" color="#000000"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Times" color="#000000">       OVERS PIANOS</font></div> <div><font face="Times" color="#000000">Grand piano manufacturers</font></div> <div><font color="#000000">________________________</font><br> <font color="#000000"></font></div> <div><font face="Times" color="#000000">Web:   http://www.overspianos.com.au</font></div> <div><font face="Times" color="#000000">Email: mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au</font><font color="#000000"><br> ________________________</font></div> </body> </html>