<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Marty, I second Wim's suggestion. Use the wire bending pliers that are made for that job. <div><br></div><div> And also, remove the entire damper lever. The back flange pin is sometimes too tight for lubrication to work. Besides, isn't that a teflon piano?<br><div><div><br></div><div>---Tom Gorley</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Jun 4, 2011, at 8:24 PM, <a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><font color="black" size="2" face="arial">
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<div>Are you sure the damper wire is going straight up and down in the hole? Slowly lift the damper lever, and see if the wire is touching one side of the bushing more than the other side, left to right or front to back. And, as Patrick suggested, put a little Protek on the lever flange. </div>
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From: martin cipolla <<a href="mailto:pianodoctor@msn.com">pianodoctor@msn.com</a>><br>
To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br>
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Subject: [pianotech] Suggestions for sticking dampers<br>
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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>
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MARTY<br>
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