Joe, your damper stand/clamp/jig sounds like an interesting gizmo. Please send me a picture!!! Can you do??? My damper holder jig evolution is far from matured. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 6:58 PM Subject: Grand Damper Heads/Carl Meyer > Carl, > Great Minds Think Alike and Fools Seldom Differ! <G> > I just finished a set of damper heads with the same boo boo! > Giant OOPS! I used a light stripper to get the old finish off and then > lightly sanded with 320 sand paper (3M Gold). They are, as we speak, outside > getting a "baked finish", (by the sun. The finish I used is an acrylic. They > are beautiful!!!!, (mahogany). I think the little extra time it took to put > a piece of masking tape on either side, was well worth it. I have seen > damper heads that have the finish on the sides and it offends my eye. > Course, that's probably just me. <G> BTW, I have a special rack that I use > for all of the damper work. It clamps onto the sides of the piano when > taking the dampers out. Then 2/4's are added, (1 footers) to the rim clamp > part and transfered to the work bench, for soaking, cleaning, replacing > felt, etc. Also, I take the time to number stamp each head. Just part of a > professional job. The true craftsman ability is not to do the job expertly, > all the time. But rather, when you screw up, you have the ability to fix it. > <G> > Welcome to my world of boo boos! > Best Regards, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > I'm never lost, because everyone is telling me where to go. <G> >
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