Ger, How could I troubleshoot the vbar, or the wire being loose in the damper head such as you mentioned? It is the right string of the note that is being affected. That is the side of the damper wire of that note. And, after using my damper wire bending tool to bend/manipulate the wire, it was unsuccessful. I am thinking it could be the bend of the wire toward the top as it enters the head. Is there a way to troubleshoot that issue as well? Thank you for your help! Matthew --- On Sat, 12/5/09, Gerald Groot <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> wrote: From: Gerald Groot <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> Subject: RE: [pianotech] Damper Issue??? To: toddpianoworks at att.net, pianotech at ptg.org Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009, 10:46 PM Yes, it could be in the damper head itself. Sometimes the wire bend up to the head is on such an incorrect angle that it causes it to touch a neighboring string too. Rare but, I have seen this. Or it could be loose inside of the head But, it could also be something different too. Like the Vbar. Have you tried moving the damper off to the side away from the string (carefully) completely to eliminate the damper by holding firmly? Is the damper wobbling in the damper guide rail bushing? Or, is the damper felt of the damper next to it, turned touching the neighboring strings by chance? Just a few guesses from here... Paper clip laying somewhere? Jer -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of toddpianoworks at att.net Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 5:25 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] Damper Issue??? I went for a tuning today of a YC PG-175. Before the tuning, however, I had to pull the action to fish out some paper clips. The tuning was going along great until I got to note F6. When you played the note with force, and as the damper returned to the string, there was a sound that sounds common as that of the damper wire brushing on the string upon it's return. Upon adjusting the damper wire, the sound remained. Here is what I have deduced. When I strike the note with force and remove my finger with force, the sound is there. However, when I strike the note forcefully, and slowly remove my finger, the sound is not there. I am wondering if it has something to do with the damper wire as it enters the head, the curve of the wire. Could that be possible. At this point, I have left it alone rather than trying to manipulate the wire by the head and having it break. Especially if I still may be off base here. Help appreciated. Thank you, Matthew Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 091205-1, 12/05/2009 Tested on: 12/5/2009 5:46:23 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091205/74c74a20/attachment.htm>
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