<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1498" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Earplugs?</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=741662027@theshusters.org = href="mailto:741662027@theshusters.org">Cy Shuster</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">CAUT</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 30, 2005 = 6:22 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] S&S D tenor = dampers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>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).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>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?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P> <HR> <P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>caut list = info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>