Spurlock Damper Design

[Farrell]

Hi Newton. I don't quite understand what you are trying to point out in your
post. Are you trying to say something about covering the damper boards with
felt (like the ones from Schaff) and then putting the other parts on?

The bass dampers from Schaff, as well as most any on a new piano, have a
layer of felt (usually red) on both sides of the damper board - the dampers
then go on one side, and the felt "connector" square goes between the other
side and the damper block or dowel.

Could you please clarify. I may be stupid here. Thanks.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@optonline.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: Spurlock Damper Design


> Spring rail cloth.  It acts as a universal joint allowing damper blocks to
> "float".
>
> Put glue on stick, apply felt, trim.
>
> Apply glue to damper felt and apply to felted sticks.  This procedure
keeps the
> glue in hte "joint" to the minimum allowing better flexability.
>
> THEN you can use hammer butt felt and cut the little blocks of felt that
join
> the blocks to the dampers.  again observe goue on wood first.
>
> Lots of luck and fun.
>
> Newton :)