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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I forgot to provide a link to Bill's web site. I see he
now offers his instructional booklets for free in pdf format. How
cool.</FONT></DIV>
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href="http://www.spurlocktools.com/id36.htm">http://www.spurlocktools.com/id36.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#cc0000 size=3><B>Vertical Damper
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2>This nine page pamphlet presents
step by step methods for diagnosing damper problems, re-designing dampers to
improve poor damping common in the bass and tenor, a unique method of
pre-adjusting damper heads prior to installation of new damper felt, and
simplified methods of damper head and spoon regulation.<FONT color=#cc0000><B>
$2.50</B></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#cc0000 size=2><!-- Start Gem File Download --><A
href="http://www.spurlocktools.com/HTMLobj-420/vertdampers.pdf"><U>Free
download</U> </A><!-- End Gem File Download -->(1.6 MB download, pdf
format)</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have followed his advice to the letter several times
with fabulous results (although I also have to point out that I also completely
rebuild the damper levers - springs, action centers, felt, etc.).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Indeed. Bill Spurlock has a nice instructional paper on this subject.
Also, especially if the piano is a vertical, are the damper springs strong
enough?</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><FONT
face=Arial color=#000000> However, after damping, there is still a lot of
'ring' in the piano</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Chances are that the bass heads are not long enough for damping
power</DIV>
<DIV>and you didn't use trichord (or enough of) in the tenor.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>There is discussion in the archives on long bass damper
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<DIV><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>