<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt } </STYLE> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16421"></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marty: Have you checked the damper flanges themselves?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Patrick C. Poulson<BR>Registered Piano Technician<BR>530-265-1983</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianodoctor@msn.com href="mailto:pianodoctor@msn.com">martin cipolla</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> Saturday, June 04, 2011 5:07 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] Suggestions for sticking dampers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>The Piano is a Steinway M.  Perhaps 40 years old.  Sticking dampers are a reoccurring problem.  I have eased the damper holes,<BR>and used 0000 steel wool on the damper wires and still the dampers stick with any major weather change.  For some reason the<BR>customer is not interested in a Damp Chaser being put on the instrument.  I can use some suggestions on a fix that would be<BR>longer lasting.  HELP !!!<BR><BR>MARTY<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>