<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there an electrical cord leading out from the back of the piano? If so, unplug it. It is likely powering the bass damper force-field and holding them off the strings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seriously though, do you have damper follow-through when you press on the strings? If you do, and nothing is holding the damper off the string, the damper felt should dampen the offending string as well as your finger. Something must be holding the damper felt off the string.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, did you replace the damper felts with those little smidget-puffs that the supply houses sell? If so, that might be the sourse of after-ringing (although they should still work when pressed with a finger). What is the condition of the damper lever assembly - especially the springs?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS: Another option might be to try and glue a finger to each damper block. Don't know where you'd find that many though......</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And from a very recent thread: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 21, 2006 12:04 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Longer dampers than original</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>It is a good idea "to replace dampers on an old upright with ones that are longer". I highly recommend getting a copy of Bill Spurlock's paper on <STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#cc0000>Vertical Damper Replacement <A href="http://www.spurlocktools.com/id36.htm">http://www.spurlocktools.com/id36.htm</A></FONT></STRONG> <FONT face=Verdana color=#cc0000><STRONG>.</STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>  Piano Forte Supply has 55 mm and 67 mm long upright bass dampers: </FONT></FONT> <A href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com/dampers1.html">http://www.pianofortesupply.com/dampers1.html</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yes, you could measure the spring tension with a spring gauge, but any old upright is likely to have very weak wires. Consider replacement - and it is often easier to replace the entire damper lever assembly.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I guarantee you, you don't want to mess with upright dampers without Bill Spurlock's paper in front of you. Only $2.50 and worth hundreds easily.</DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the idea but I have checked it. I am guessing the problem is one of those very simple things staring me in the face and I can't see the obvious.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Jack</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>