Hey JD, How long do you find you need to leave the dampers clamped for this "winged profile" to hold? Have you ever had problems with the dampers not retaining the profile? Thanks, William R. Monroe > > <http://pianomaker.co.uk/damper_pictures/> > > No stitching is involved and most of the old makers produced the winged > profile in the way that I do, at least in Germany. > > Very few makers put plain flat felt on the treble dampers and I never do > for two reasons: 1. The pressing of the felt renders it much more stable > and prevents it going askew and 2. most importantly I think, the stepped > felt allows an expert player to achieve half-pedalling effects that are > not possible with the flat felt. > > JD > >
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