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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The trick is getting them to stick to =
the ends of
the damper blocks. The orange, yellow & neon green ones add a =
nice
decorative touch. They would match that Chihuly D really
nicely!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Otto</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=imatunr@srvinet.com href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe =
And Penny
Goss</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 30, 2005 =
6:09
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] S&S D =
tenor
dampers</DIV>
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<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
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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
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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