<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=ltr> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">A lot of pianos have this.  Check the spring strength and you’ll see it’s substantially stronger than all the others.  It helps keep the lifter rod from rattling when at rest.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Why does this old German action I saw the other day, have an extra <BR>damper lever complete with spring, but no damper, and where none could <BR>go? Is it to apply a tiny extra bit of pressure to the damper lift rod? <BR>I dunno!<BR><BR>David.</FONT><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>