Grand damper configuration

[Jason Kanter]

In general, my objective is the best damping possible given the existing location and size of the damper heads. So, in particular, is there a specific advantage from the half-trichord and half-flat pattern? And is there an advantage to having the proximal felt longer than the distal?
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: William R. Monroe 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 5:32 PM
  Subject: Re: Grand damper configuration


  Hi Jason,

  First questions to ask are:

  Do you want the instrument to be as close to original as possible?  Or do you simply want it to dampen well?  Define your goals first, then find the solution.  

  There is nothing that says any piano can not dampen well with a different damper felt pattern than the piano originally had.  


  And, yes,

  Proximal = closer to your point of reference.
  Distal = further from your point of reference.

  Very typically our point of reference is the seated pianist/tech.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Jason Kanter 
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    [I am using "front" to mean closest to keyboard, "back" to mean closest to tail .. is that also "proximal" and "distal" respectively?]

    Question: When replacing grand dampers, should I just copy what was done before, or is there a "best practice" here that trumps whatever may have been done before? 

    Thx
    Jason Kanter
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