I'll second that. I never touch a damper flange screw on worn dampers if there are no problems. If you tighten them or take them off and reinstall, the flange will likely move slightly and the grooves will no longer line up with the strings. The result is ringing dampers that you can spend hours fussing with trying to reseat the worn grooves. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Gregor _ Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:49 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: RE: polishing spoons >From: "David Nereson" >Or, remove all the damper levers and polish them in place. > The dampers are the last I would remove. Could produce unpredictable problems. Dampers are almost always a miracle in pianos, sometimes they work well, sometimes not. Sometimes you know why, sometimes not. If they work well: don´t touch them! Gregor _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/
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