[pianotech] help needed with Hamilton

[KeyKat88 at aol.com]

Greetings,
 
       If theres rust back at the damper spring area, perhaps spoons have 
rust and are sluggsh/snagging on the damper lever. Could explain why action 
is heavy too.
 
Julia Gottshall
Reading, PA
 
In a message dated 2/15/2010 8:47:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
wimblees at aol.com writes:

This is a 40 year old Hamilton. There are two problems. The action is 
heavy. Everything is regulated the way it is supposed to be. The only thing I can 
figure out is that the damper springs are too strong. But that leads me to 
the second problem. Although each note dampens, there is a general after 
ring in the whole piano. I can get it to stop by putting my hands on the bass 
string. What I'm afraid of is if I weaken the damper springs, the after ring 
will get worse. The damper felts are OK, a little noisy, but nothing 
unusual. I did have to replace one damper flange because the spring had broken due 
to rust. 


Any ideas?



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