<font color='black' size='3' face='Times New Roman, Times, serif'> <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" size="2" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif">>>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" size="2" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><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>