<!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 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <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></BODY></HTML>