Tight Damper Flanges

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Removed dampers on 1910 grand piano.....wires very, very tight in flange 
required gentle twisting to remove....Have filed burrs on damper wires and 
polished wire with 0000 steel wool....damper wire must be forced into 
flange....will be very hard to install the new 
damper.....Help-suggestions-tricks...silicone hole in flange?....wd-40 the 
hole?...proteck the hole?....acetone the hole?....drill out the hole????...a 
great, great  number of these damper wires are too tight. Yes, the screws 
that hold the wires in place are backed out, almost completely.

Tommy Black
Decatur, Ala.