Re: kawai dampersSpring tension should be address here, not weight, IMO. Lift up on several underlevers with a gram gauge to determine spring tension. Kawai's do have an efficient damper system, but the felt will certainly become hard, contaminated, vertigried, what ever under the right conditions, like our costal climate to name one. Also, I have noticed friction problems in many older Kawai underlevers, either in the block or the flange. If the damper wire is not coming straight down, it can bind the assembly. Guide rail bushing? Fenton ----- Original Message ----- From: David Ilvedson To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 6:01 PM Subject: Re: kawai dampers Wim's idea of weight is well worth looking into...what is the damper weight suppose to be on a Kawai? Don M. should have an idea... Kawai's are pretty well made and not likely the damper felt unless damaged or hard... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original message From: richard.ucci at att.net To: "Pianotech List" Received: 3/17/2008 5:39:58 PM Subject: Re: kawai dampers Not yet, but I can't ever remember having a problem with Yamaha dampers. -------------- Original message from Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>: -------------- I really like Yamaha felt. Easy to work with and efficient. Have you used it? Paul richard.ucci at att.net Sent by: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 03/16/2008 12:30 PM Please respond to Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> To pianotech at ptg.org cc Subject kawai dampers Hello fellow damper lovers, I've got a Kawai kg2-d mid 80's with the usual bass damper tone leakage. Under lever pinning is fine, guide rail not binding, strings level, and no amount of wire bending is seating this damper enough to stop the tone leakage. I'm going to replace the felt and see how that goes, what would be the best felt choice as well as any other suggestions? Thanks, Rick Ucci / Ucci Piano -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080318/10b15f2c/attachment.html
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