Off list-thanks and question/ Damper Felts

Kevin E. Ramsey ramsey@extremezone.com
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 19:00:08 -0700


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I second that Dale; I just replaced a set of dampers on a Steinway "S" =
with Tokiwa felts. Worked great!
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Erwinpiano=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 8:22 PM
  Subject: Re: Off list-thanks and question/ Damper Felts


  Hi Dianne
    I know your post was off list but Pacific piano has pre-cut sets of =
beatiful tokiwa felt for about $75.00  I've used dozens of sets.  There =
is enough felt to felt any size grand piano.

      Best---Dale Erwin
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: Diane Hofstetter=20
    To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
    Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 7:09 PM
    Subject: Off list-thanks and question


    Roger,

    First I wish to thank you for your thoughtful post to pianotech =
about humane ways of dealing with this terrible situation our country is =
in.  It seems so easy to lash out in anger, but matters only get worse =
when we do so.  I just hope that a way is found to deal with things =
constructively so that from this tragedy comes some kind of good.  If =
that could only be done, then I think you could truly say that this is a =
great nation.

    Second, a piano technical question.  On your advice, given quite =
some time ago on pianotech,  I sent away for Yamaha damper felt for the =
Steinway grand I am rebuilding.  All the bass dampers are now ready to =
go back into the piano, but I am mystified as to what to do about the =
treble dampers? =20

    In the past I have used Laroux felt and the trichords and flats have =
worked together well and I have been able to cut them to the same =
configuration that was on the piano previously.  However, with the =
Yamaha felt, the flats are sewn in the middle.  If I keep the flats the =
full width that they are, then the damper heads will have much longer =
pieces of felt on them than they did previously and will dampen the =
strings at different node points than they used to.  Do you think this =
will cause me a problem with the dampening?

    Thanks for all!

    Diane




    Diane Hofstetter=20
    245-M Mount Hermon Rd.#343=20
    Scotts Valley, CA 95066=20
    ph 831-438-6222=20
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    dianepianotuner@hotmail.com=20
    >From: jolly roger=20
    >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
    >To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
    >Subject: Re: Fw: An Afghan American's point of view=20
    >Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 16:30:17 -0500=20
    >=20
    >At 07:38 AM 9/18/01 -0700, you wrote:=20
    > >=20
    > >> millions would die, not just theirs but ours.=20
    > >> Who has the belly for that?=20
    > >> Bin Laden does. Anyone else? Tamim Ansary=20
    > >>=20
    > >>=20
    > >>=20
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    >Hi Bob,=20
    > Now is the time of opportunity, the first thing is to get the=20
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learn=20
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look=20
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    >Roger=20
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