Hi Clyde, You broke the crust on the face of the damper. Sort of like sugar coating a hammer. Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 6:23 PM Subject: ghosts > Friends, > > While tuning a little 1959 Janssen console today I found that when I > depressed the sustain pedal I would get all these little ghostly tones > as the dampers came off the strings. A few of them showed obvious signs > of some type of contamination, brownish stuff. > > On a whim I depressed the pedal, chose on of the worst offenders and > just lightly caressed the top edge with my finger. Then I depressed the > pedal again and the ghost tone was gone! It took about a minute to do > all the flat dampers, and they were as quiet as new! So how long do you > think this will last? Not long, I think, but can anyone explain what > actually happened here? No rubbing, sanding, or anything beyond the > slight touch. > > But the bass dampers still sing. I couldn't do anything with them > today. Replacing them would be best, I know. > > Regards, Clyde > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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