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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>In some of the pianos of the teens and twenties,
resonance was a desired thing, or so I have heard.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>For that reason, the dampers were intentionally
placed, slightly off the optimum spot. That is my assumption, which may or may
not be correct.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=imatunr@srvinet.com href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe And Penny
Goss</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> Tuesday, July 25, 2006 12:20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Upright damper work - newbie
seeks opinions, please . . .</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi,</DIV>
<DIV>When reshaping the hammers and then regulating the hammer distance/taking
up lost motion, The dampers loose some length of travel.</DIV>
<DIV>This results sometimes in there not being enough damper pressure on the
strings to damp them.</DIV>
<DIV>To check the feel of the damper springs in the piano, raise the dampers
with the pedal and gently work a group of dampers, pulling them back and
releasing them.</DIV>
<DIV>Feel for uneveness of spring tension. Usually you will find nothing is
wrong. </DIV>
<DIV>If there is no follow of the damper when the string associated with that
damper is pressed away from the damper, the damper can not do its job, whether
new or old. Replacing the damper will not help.</DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV
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<A title=KeyKat88@aol.com
href="mailto:KeyKat88@aol.com">KeyKat88@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:45
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Upright damper work -
newbie seeks opinions, please . . .</DIV>
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<DIV>
<DIV>Greetings, </DIV>
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<DIV> I
would think that a 1957 model piano , unless its been played the heck out of
or near extreme moist or heat/hot conditions, shouldnt need new damper
levers or blocks. With out seeing the situation, I would say just replace
the felts. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> In
an old turn of the century upright, I can see possibly because of years and
years of dried out wood and/or the center pin centers are loose, or a moist
condition where the damper head block glue was compromised, or so much use
that the springs are bad, then yes perhaps you want to replace the
heads or even whole lever. My father who was an auto mechanic taught me a
valuable lesson: dont fix what aint broke.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TO test if
the damper springs are still decent, press on the piano string, the damper
should follow the string, if nopt the springs are shot.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Julia Gottshall</DIV>
<DIV>Reading, PA</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 7/25/2006 2:08:21 AM Eastern Standard Time,
tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It's a 1957 Knabe console with multiple wimpy
dampers coming unglued. Should I replace just the felts or the
entire damper assembly and, if so [either way], which/whose should I
use. I realize my times will be about double what JG's Labor Guide
says but I want to do it right because it's a regular client and
nice lady. Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Jim Frazee<BR>914.763.8689<BR>Offlist at:
</FONT><A title=mailto:jimfrazee@msn.com
href="mailto:jimfrazee@msn.com"><FONT
face=Arial>jimfrazee@msn.com</FONT></A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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