Tight Damper Flanges

[Jon Page]

At 11:40 AM 2/24/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Allen:
>Reiinstalling the old damper wires. There are deep, deep marks from the
>screws being too tight. I am going to again do a little filing on the
>indentation and I also wonder if the screws may have "flatten" the round wire
>a bit at this spot. I will know after a while. I also now wonder since I have
>screwed up the old damper wires with 0000 steel wool can I salvage these
>wires and polish up the scratches with the scotch guard ?
>Thanks
>Tommy Black
>Decatur, Ala.

it's not the end of the world. Polish the wires with wax and white 
Scoth-Brite if you can find it.

any wood working supplier would carry it. Check the web.

Regards,

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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