<font color='navy' size='2' face='Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif'><font size="2"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Hy Ed<br>  </font></font>I <font color="navy" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">think trichord felt from anywhere must come that way. Tokiwa ...the same deal. I cut the slot deeper and add 1 to 2 pieces of kite string to get them to work.  If that fails, I use the trusty damper smushing plier on the fat leg.   I HATE DAMPERS.....really! <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div style="clear: both;"><b><font color="indigo" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1"><font size="2">Dale S. Erwin<br> </font><font size="2"><font size="1">www.Erwinspiano.com</font></font><br> <font size="1">Sitka Soundboard Sales<br> Ronsen Piano hammers<br> 209-577-8397</font><br> </font><font size="1"><br> </font></b><br> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Ed Foote <a440a@aol.com><br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Thu, Apr 21, 2011 1:36 pm<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Damper Felt<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_064ba3a2-a543-4f47-ae3b-776808b1f56f"> <font color="black" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"> <div style="font-family: helvetica,arial; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Da<font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">le asks: </font><br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_6054e48c-b9f1-434c-9ad1-b361c364eaae"> <font color="navy" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">>>Has an<font color="navy" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">yone used the Damper felt from the Steinway plant in Queens? It seems softer than the Japanese stuff I typically use. Its not that expensive...IMO</font></font></div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_6054e48c-b9f1-434c-9ad1-b361c364eaae"><font color="navy" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><font color="navy" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="monospace" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000080" face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; font-size: small;"><br> </span></font></span></font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="monospace" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000080" face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; font-size: small;">   I have used the factory felt, and still can't understand why all the blocks are crooked and 90% of the trichords have one leg that is considerably thicker than the other.    I can "pull" the legs on the trichords to make them make more evenly, but never found a way to use the blocks without gluing them on offset to meet the strings.  </span></font></span></font>I have examined numerous new Steinway pianos, and don't see any of the blocks leaning over like the ones they sell me, so what gives?</div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="monospace" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000080" face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; font-size: small;">   It is like the Renner pinning:  the major expense is not in the purchase, it is in the time it takes to make it work...</span></font></span></font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="monospace" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000080" face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; font-size: small;">Regards, </span></font></span></font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="monospace" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000080" face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; font-size: small;">Ed Foote RPT</span></font></span></font></div> </font></font><br> </div> </div> </font> </div>  </div> </font></font>