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Clyde,

I have a couple of tools I use for bass damper crust and/or scum of different 
sorts.  I use a triangular shaped file(don't know the proper name) that has 
faces 3/8 inch wide or so.  They usually fit right into the string groove.  

For trichords, my favorite tool is a nail file(which is also useful for 
slipping in between action parts to take off sloppily applied glue chunks).  The 
one I use has a broken tip, giving it a flat end.

Tenderly is the key word here.  It doesn't take alot of elbow grease to get 
crust off of dampers.  

Dave Stahl

In a message dated 11/6/03 3:34:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
cedel@supernet.com writes:


> 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.
> 



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