Sluggish dampers

Paul E. Dempsey dempsey@ramlink.net
Tue, 01 Apr 1997 12:56:09 -0500





David,
Check to see if the damper wire is pressing too tightly against one side of
the bushing or the other.

Perhaps when you were tightening the screws the flange shifted slightly,
upseting the alignment?


>Dear Friends,
>
>I recently tuned a nice Baldwin Artist grand, about a year old.  I also
>tightened all of the plate and action screws, including the damper flange
>screws. During my tuning, I noticed that two dampers were sluggish in
>returning, so I worked to get them to stop sticking, and they were working
>when I left.
>Thanks!
>David
>
>
>David A. Vanderhoofven       Associate Member, PTG
>Joplin, Missouri, USA        e-mail:  dkvander@clandjop.com
>




Paul E. Dempsey
Piano Tuner/Technician
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
dempsey@ramlink.net






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