[pianotech] but will it split

[Thomas Cole]

John,

I see nothing wrong with a fine adjustment on dampers which are affixed 
to the top blocks with a rather crude method. I find that performers are 
getting more and more critical about damper performance including having 
all the notes of a chord stop simultaneously at a slow release of the 
pedal. Fine adjustment capability is critical to get to that Nth degree, 
IMHO.

If it's getting a new back action, it doesn't take much to add this nice 
feature.

Tom Cole

John Delacour wrote:
> At 12:29 -0800 23/12/08, Gene Nelson wrote:
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>> The 10-24 machine bolts are sounding better all the time.
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> Even better to me sounds the idea of leaving everything as it is and 
> just regulating the dampers.  Sure, nobody likes dampers, but learning 
> how to do a good job on them is a far better investment than wasting 
> time botching just one piano only to have the same dilemma when the 
> next damper job comes along.
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> JD
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