<html> <body> Hi Cy,              First comment:   These dampers need a complete regulation. From the photo you can see uneven spacing and a tipped head.  The bottom of the dampers need to be trimmed to be just about flush with the bottom of the strings.  I prefer to remove the damper and trim them with a sharp pair of surgical scissors, using the string indentation as a guide.   You can also use a sharp pencil to scribe a line, using the underside of the string as a guide    The dampers seem to have either a temp strip or mutes inserted with out activating the pedal. The wire is squeezed against the felt and tears as the note is played.    Short term fix if you get lucky ;-) Use a pair of smooth jaw parallel pliers and gently squeeze the bleeding string to the centre string. The squeeze is done just in front of the agraffe.  Some times lifting all 3 strings and refitting the hammer will solve the problem. Regards Roger At 06:22 AM 4/30/2005, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">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   _______________________________________________ caut list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl"> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a></blockquote></body> </html>