<HTML><HTML>Greetings,              A f= ew days ago I posted a question about ringing dampers in a Cable-Nelson spin= et piano about ringing dampers. I returned to the piano to check out some of= the suggested possibilities of what may be causing the problem.              The= pedal rod's "lost motion"  was okay, however the damper lift on most o= f the keys' keystroke was a bit late. I think it may a spoon problem. My que= stion is how does one adjust the spooons on a spinet? They are really "burie= d" in there. Is there a special tool for reaching back there or must one rem= ove the entire drop action? (Ugh, not so fun.)               &nbs= p; Also, what is a "dummy rod"? I looked for one of those or what may possib= ly look like one and did not see one. It was suggested to install one if the= re was none. Can someone expound on "dummy rod" and its function. I am not s= ure I understood the explaination about the damper tails, their angle and th= e rod. If a dummy rod is to be installed, which I haven't ruled out yet, mus= t one make a dummy rod or can they be purchased?             &nbs= p; Lastly, is a spinet really worth all this? (as an ameteur classical playe= r myself, I don't think so) Is a "quick fix" of just bending the damper wire= s so bad after all? Thank you, Julia Gottchall, Reading, PA     </HTML>