At 19:13 -0400 9/1/08, John Ross wrote: >Then again, I might have been thinking square grand dampers. >Someone with a better memory than me, will be able to confirm, yes/no. >>Watch it on the dampers. I seem to recollect, that the grain of the >>damper is different for proper damping. No, you are right. It is normal for overdampers to have end-grain felt. Some use a harder felt for the thin treble dampers, but not all. I do have one o/d action (another Kirkman) with the usual stepped flat felt but I think it's the only time I've ever seen it. You can still get both the felt and complete sets of heads for overdamper pianos. JD
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