<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>Couldn't you just replace that damper= felt?   Seems to me your spinning your= wheels...<BR><BR>David I.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;= PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;= PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Cy Shuster= <741662027@theshusters.org><BR>To: CAUT= <CAUT@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:22:01= -0400<BR>Subject: [CAUT] S&S D tenor dampers<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><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> <P> <CENTER><IMG src="mhtml:file://C:\Documents and Settings\David= Ilvedson\Local= Settings\Temp\xPlus\D5026D63-D009-49F1-879F-DB9B832B8F5B.mht!CID= :{0FF7E074-588D-45DF-9C1D-3C4683E4424A}/DSC01874.jpg"></CENTER> <P> <HR> <P></P> <P> <CENTER><IMG src="mhtml:file://C:\Documents and Settings\David= Ilvedson\Local= Settings\Temp\xPlus\D5026D63-D009-49F1-879F-DB9B832B8F5B.mht!CID= :{E648E21C-E898-40A7-81C3-BFBCFA75B4D2}/FoldedDamper.jpg"></CENTE= R></DIV></BODY></HTML>