<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Noisy Dampers on Shift</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">I'd check to see if the dampers ride in the bushings without excess friction.</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Remove the action and lift the dampers with your finger.</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Loosen the set screw and see if the underlever is free to glide along the wire.</div> <div>It might be tight in the hole so you might need to remove the wire to determine</div> <div>if the bends are optimal.</div> <div><br></div> <div>The wire might be bound between the top flange and guide rail. One manufacturer</div> <div>prefers to have the wire with side bearing on the bushing but I like to have the</div> <div>damper operate without that drag.</div> <div><br></div> <div>With a tool pressed to the side of the head (I use a 90 degree wire bender)</div> <div>make sure the top section of the wire is parallel. Hold the damper in the bushing,</div> <div>is the top section perpendicular to the guide rail and the head centered over</div> <div>the unison. With those ascertained, does the bottom section of the wire line</div> <div>up with the hole in the top flange? A small drill bit in the hole helps to visualize this.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Lightly score the felt surface with a checkering file, slice the felt up to the head</div> <div>with a razor blade.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Are the tips of the trichord felt equal widths?</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>