<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Hi Dave,<br> <br>  As taught to me by Ken Jankura... a strip of sandpaper about an inch or 2 wide laid against the strings between damper and string, press damper head lightly against the paper and pull the strip up, only takes one or two swipes to remove the zing. No need to remove the action, takes 10 minutes. Assuming this piano is not worth a real damper job.<br> <br> Mike<br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:piannaman@aol.com">piannaman@aol.com</a> wrote: <blockquote cite="mid8C8AACF2DEF5198-BA8-35D9@FWM-M41.sysops.aol.com" type="cite"> <div> Hi folks,</div> <div> </div> <div>A couple of days ago, I worked on a piano that has spent a good portions of it's life down by the old seashore.  There's rust in various places, but nothing is disintegrating yet.  It's a '70s aeolian console (aaargh!).</div> <div> </div> <div>The most annoying problem, at least to the customer, is the buzzing sound created when the dampers seat on the strings.  The crust that has accumulated over time by the salt sea air has hardened the dampers considerably.</div> <div> </div> <div>I've been wondering if anyone on this list has tried the various solutions and/or voicing techniques that are commonly used on hammers to deal with this.  </div> <div> </div> <div>My thoughts:  squeeze, needle, file.  </div> <div> </div> <div>Other possibilites:  alcohol-water, fabric softener, steam</div> <div> </div> <div>It isn't worth doing a damper replacement, IMHO.  That would probably cost her more than she paid for the pso.</div> <div> </div> <div>Any comments or ideas?</div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks,</div> <div> </div> <div style="clear: both;">Dave Stahl<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Dave Stahl Piano Service<br> 650-224-3560<br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net">dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net</a><br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://dstahlpiano.net/">http://dstahlpiano.net/</a><br> <br> <br> </div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top: 10px;"><a href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol" target="_blank"><b>Check out the new AOL</b></a>. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.<br> </div> </blockquote> </body> </html>