[pianotech] Odd upright event

[Susan Kline]

*HA!!* I put this very problem into a Journal article as a puzzler, and
answered it the next month.

I removed the offending dampers (there are only a few) and
shortened the bottom of the levers, still allowing enough room
to touch the spoons.

Susan <laughing>

David Love wrote:
> Was tuning this story and clark upright the other day and it had an odd
> problem.  When the sustain pedal was depressed and just after the dampers
> cleared the strings, the bottom of the damper levers near the bass tenor
> break contacted the bass strings.  Made a rather awful sound as you can
> imagine.  Restricting the movement of the pedal would not have been a good
> fix as it would not have allowed the dampers to clear the strings
> adequately.  Never seen something like that.  I sent them back to the dealer
> to get it resolved as it wasn't something I wanted to invest any significant
> amount of time in but I'd be curious as to theories.  
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> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
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