<HTML>In a message dated 6/5/03 9:22:22 AM Central Daylight = Time, jtanner@mozart.sc.edu writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Any ideas? Thanks for listening, and sorry it took me so many characters to lay out the problem. Jeff </BLOCKQUOTE> Jeff The problem you describe, with the dampers lifting sooner in the treble than= the bass, sounds, like it might be a broken damper lift rod bracket. I had = the same problem on a similar vintage Yamaha. It might not look broken, but = you won't know until you pull the rod. That is actually very easy to do. You= need to remove three dampers from the tenor section at the break, and remov= e the hanger bracket. This allow you to slide the rod out the treble end. I = had to replace the hanger, using a nail the same size, and bending it. That should solve the bussing problem. Wim </HTML>