Mysterious after ring

[Dick Beaton]

Hi all...
One thing on this thread I haven't seen is that the damper must touch the
string at a place other than a node.  Ideally the place is at the strike
point as on a grand....but on verticals they must be set below the strike
point to avoid interference from the hammers.  Set the dampers as close too
the hammers as possible.......been there...done that!
Dick RPT Montana
-----Original Message-----
From: barre46@ibm.net <barre46@ibm.net>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Friday, February 12, 1999 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: Mysterious after ring


>Hi Patrick
>
>If the dampers are not seating on the strings and you have lost motion on
the pedal
>rod and the damper spoons, the damper lift rod could be the culprit. Is
there a
>foreign object fallen behind it holding it out?
>
>Norman Barrett
>Memphis, TN
>
>CCLPianos@AOL.COM wrote:
>
>> List,
>>         The piano Chickering console, aprox 44" 1930's. Nice piano, well
cared for
>> and has been used at least twice. Hasn't had a damper problem until
recently.
>> Now all of a sudden the Dampers will not seat on the strings, in spite of
>> having exceptionally good springs, adequate lost motion in the pedal
rods,
>> adequate lost motion in the whip/capstan, adequate lost motion with the
damper
>> spoon, etc. With the pedal rods out, and the action frame snagged tight,
I
>> still get after ring. It's annoying, so it must be repaired/regulated.
>>         Before I go tearing it apart and resetting the damper action are
there any
>> words of wisdom concerning such matters?
>> Patrick Wethington
>
>