<!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 6.00.6000.16525" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have a grand that I am replacing the dampers on.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Normally it is fairly straight forward.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>This piano uses the 'stitched' damper pads.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>On an upright, with the spring pressure, I just use a knitting needle in the groove, to get the centre glued.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>What is the best way to get the centre glued to the damper head on a grand?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV></BODY></HTML>