[pianotech] Replacing dampers on a Steinway Upright

[Ron Nossaman]

On 2/7/2011 10:24 AM, Mr. Mac's wrote:
>
> On Feb 7, 2011, at 10:04 AM, Encore Pianos wrote:
>
>> … By modern standards of damper system design, one could not say
>> that these pianos damped particularly well when they were new in
>> 1902, even the Steinways. …
>
> Will,
>
> How can anyone presuppose the particular operation that any system
> didn't work well when new?
>
> 1902 ... no one knows, because no one in the piano industry is alive
> today to testify.
>
> Strictly speculation at best.

No, not speculation. Some experience in replacing something with as 
exact a duplicate as you can muster points out basic design limitations 
in the original.
Ron N