<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink="#606420"> <div class=Section1> Yes indeed, = David,<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>Ø       <![endif]>Looks and leveling damper = heads...<<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>Ø       <![endif]><o:p> </o:p>= Michael = G.(UK)<o:p></o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From:</spa= n> David Ilvedson [mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net] Sent: 18 September 2005 = 18:21 To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Accurate = cutting strips of cloth for Damper backing<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Looks and leveling damper heads...<o:p></o:p> David I.<o:p></o:p> <div style='border:none;border-left:solid black 2.25pt;padding:0cm 0cm = 0cm 4.0pt'> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> Original = message From: Farrell <MFARREL2@TAMPABAY.RR.COM>To: "Pia Received: 9/18/2005 9:33:17 AM Subject: Re: Accurate cutting strips of cloth for Damper = backing<o:p></o:p> "...it MUST have those red = backs sandwiched between the damper felt and the hardwood damper = heads!"<o:p></o:p> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Why?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Terry Farrell<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black = 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'= > <div> ----- Original Message ----- = <o:p></o:p> </div> <div style='font-color:black'> From:</span= > <a href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk" = title="michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> Thanks, Terry, for your = suggestions. You’re right! I didn’t mention what type of piano. = It’s my S&S ‘A’ … So it’s a grand – and it = MUST have those red backs sandwiched between the damper felt and the hardwood = damper heads! I’ll bear your suggestions in mind for uprights though, = Terry! Thanks for the photos!<o:p></o:p> Regards<o:p></o:p>= Michael G.(<st1:place = w:st="on"><st1:country-region = w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p>= <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabIndex=-1> </div> From:</spa= n> Farrell = [mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com] <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> First of all, I have another question: why use backing felt/cloth at all? You don't state if your question refers to vertical or grand dampers. When I build vertical = dampers, I felt the backs - you could do the other side the same way for felt/cloth backing material. I cut new wooden backs and simply glue the felt to the = wood first, then cut the composite (felt + wood) on the bandsaw. If you are = trying to do grand dampers, then this idea wouldn't work. But again, why use = backing felt/cloth?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </body> </html>