Check is the dampers are being held back by the spoons first. Andrew Anderson, Artisan Piano At 01:23 PM 9/21/2006, you wrote: >Greetings, > > I had a customer this morning that has a Wurly console > and a good majority of the bass strings havw extraneous ringing > problems. When I press on the string to see if the damper follows > or "hugs" the string most do not follow. I am thinkng this piano > needs new damper springs. > > Question: Would it be easier to replace merely the springs or > should I replace the whole damper lever and remount and adjust the > heads/felts? or....is there a quick fix that would effectively > solve the problem and buy more time? What would be the most cost > effective? Do they even make damper levers to fit this piano > anymore? The bridges look decent, (hardly any / minimal > splitting), action parts look good, not dried out, strings are not > rusty and the tuning pins are tight. I think it is worth fixing the problem. > >Thanks in advance, >Julia Gottshall >Reading, PA
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