I've seen a few pianos with this kind of damper. I don't think they were hand made, but, like Ron, I've never seen them advertised for sale. Wim -----Original Message----- From: pianolover 88 <pianolover88 at hotmail.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Tue, Sep 1, 2009 5:24 am Subject: [pianotech] Unusual dampers These are from the Pease grand, circa 1909, that I'm working on. Notice the strange 3-pronged bi chord damper felts! First time I've ever seen this type. Not sure what the advantage over the typical wedge shape would be, but maybe they damp slightly faster since these touch *both* sides of the bi chords, making contact at all 4 sides?? Terry Peterson Accurate Piano Service UniGeezer.com "Over 50, and not "2" Tired!" With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. Click here. = -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090901/8025aa39/attachment.htm>
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