Stiff Damper Rail

Jim Keaney pianoTuna at comcast.net
Tue Feb 27 17:53:11 MST 2007


> I'm not I know exactly what you mean, but is there a dummy damper?   
> That is
> just a damper lever (no damper) that has a strong spring, which I  
> believe is
> supposed to help with the return of the rod.  If there is one, perhaps
> decreasing the tension of the spring might help.  Is it a  
> coincidence that
> I've seen a few of those springs so strong that there have been broken
> damper rod hangers?
>
> Barbara Richmond, RPT
> near Peoria, Illinois

Thanks for your response, Barbara. There was a dummy damper, which  
was stiff, but even when I removed it, the tension was still too much  
for the pedal. The damper rod hangers are still in good shape.

Jim Keaney


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