<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: kawai dampers</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Spring tension should be address here, not weight, IMO. Lift up on several underlevers with a gram gauge to determine spring tension. Kawai's do have an efficient damper system, but the felt will certainly become hard, contaminated, vertigried, what ever under the right conditions, like our costal climate to name one. Also, I have noticed friction problems in many older Kawai underlevers, either in the block or the flange. If the damper wire is not coming straight down, it can bind the assembly. Guide rail bushing?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fenton</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 17, 2008 6:01 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: kawai dampers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <P>Wim's idea of weight is well worth looking into...what is the damper weight suppose to be on a Kawai?   Don M. should have an idea...</P> <P>Kawai's are  pretty well made and not likely the damper felt unless damaged or hard...</P> <P>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: <A href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</A><BR>To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> </PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 3/17/2008 5:39:58 PM<BR>Subject: Re: kawai dampers<BR><BR> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left>Not yet, but I can't ever remember having a problem with Yamaha dampers.</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message from Paul T Williams <pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu>: -------------- <BR><BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>I really like Yamaha felt.  Easy to work with and efficient. Have you used it?</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Paul</FONT> <BR><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD width="40%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=1><B>richard.ucci@att.net</B> </FONT><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>Sent by: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</FONT> <P><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>03/16/2008 12:30 PM</FONT> <TABLE border=1> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV align=center><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>Please respond to<BR>Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org></FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></P></TD> <TD width="59%"> <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <DIV align=right><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>To</FONT></DIV></TD> <TD><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT> </TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <DIV align=right><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>cc</FONT></DIV></TD> <TD> </TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <DIV align=right><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>Subject</FONT></DIV></TD> <TD><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>kawai dampers</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3>Hello fellow damper lovers,</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>I've got a Kawai kg2-d mid 80's with the usual bass damper tone leakage. Under lever pinning is fine, guide rail not binding, strings level, and no amount of wire bending is seating this damper enough to stop the tone leakage. </FONT><BR><FONT size=3>I'm going to replace the felt and see how that goes, what would be the best felt choice as well as any other suggestions?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>Thanks,</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>Rick Ucci / Ucci Piano</FONT> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>