<!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></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What's coming unglued on the dampers? Just the felt? What is the condition of the entire damper assembly? Are the flange centers good? Spring tension? Other felt condition? If those are all good, it may be appropriate to only replace the felt. If so, again, from a recent thread:</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> <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="">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="">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</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</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> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <STYLE></STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2745.2800" name=GENERATOR> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jim Frazee<BR>914.763.8689<BR>Offlist at:  <A title=mailto:jimfrazee@msn.com href="mailto:jimfrazee@msn.com">jimfrazee@msn.com</A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>