If the strings are level------------ Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr at srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Hull" <hullfam5 at yahoo.com> To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 9:46 PM Subject: Seasoning Dampers > Dear Friends, > > In my early training for rebuilding pianos, I was > taught to make a moderate set of weights to place on > top of the damper heads for newly installed damper > felts. I used a couple of pieces of pvc pipe with a > small block of wood on top to put on the new dampers > with the intention of helping the new felt conform to > the string. > > However, a couple of weeks ago a well-respected tech > said that other techs and he shared the opinion that > this practice caused problems for them, actually > deforming the felt due to the extra weight. > > I feel like I am spending more time than I should > to get a new set of dampers working effeciently so I > tried this. At least on the piano I just finished, I > had better results without the seasoning weight. > > What are your experiences regarding this practice? > > Thanks, > Bob Hull > > > >
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