<html> At 06:23 PM 8/16/2002 -0600, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite cite>Wim, Just a thought, have you lubed the damper lever pins? Joe Goss</blockquote> Also, bending the damper wire so that they do not drag along along one side of the bushing will improve dampening. On the bichords, you can pinch the tips of the felt with round-nosed pliers to get them to seat better between the strings. Jon Page</html>