<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>These are common. Their springs are stronger than the real damper levers. I was taught that their function mainly was to squeak.  8^)  But, seriously, if you are looking for a squeak, start by checking the dummy lever.</div><div><br></div><div>Kent</div><br><div><div>On Jan 19, 2013, at 7:53 PM, David Boyce <<a href="mailto:David@piano.plus.com">David@piano.plus.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <font face="Arial">Why does this old German action I saw the other day, have an extra damper lever complete with spring, but no damper, and where none could go?  Is it to apply a tiny extra bit of pressure to the damper lift rod? I dunno!<br> <br> David.<br> </font> </div> <span><Extra damper lever.jpg></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>