<div>Phil</div> <div> </div> <div>If this is a "usual" birdcage, if I recall, you can tip the action towards you, insert the temperament strip below the dampers, and then put the action back to tune it. It's a little bit of a hassle, but it works. <br> <br> As far as the dampers are concerned, unless they are crusty and zing, I would not replace them. Birdcages never did damp all that good. Look to see if there is a way to bring the action closer to the strings to get the dampers to push against the strings harder. <br> <br> </div> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Phil Bondi <phil@philbondi.com><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 1:53 pm<br> Subject: Re: Broadwood And Sons questions<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_0_7ed34a58-09d5-47c8-974a-c53c4a06c155 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff">John Delacour said: <br>  <br> > What is the age of the piano? It's unusual for a Broadwood to have > overdampers. <br>  <br> 1886. <br>  <br> John, is there any trick to removing the damper section to tune? It looks like it's pretty straight forward..but again, this is my first..so be gentle with me..! <br>  <br> -Phil Bondi(Fl) <br>  <br> </div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> More new features than ever. Check out the new <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>