<html> <body> Cosmetics? Because that's the way "they" did it????? :-) Avery At 11:33 AM 9/18/05, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> "...it MUST have those red backs sandwiched between the damper felt and the hardwood damper heads!"   Why?   Terry Farrell <dl> <dd>----- Original Message ----- <dd>From: <a href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</a> <dd>  <dd>Thanks, Terry= , for your suggestions. You’re right! I didn’t mention what type of piano. It’s my S&S ‘A’ … So it’s a grand – and it MUST have those= red backs sandwiched between the damper felt and the hardwood damper heads! I’ll bear your suggestions in mind for uprights though, Terry! Thanks for the photos! <dd>Regards <dd>Michael G.(UK) <dd>  <hr> <div align="center"></div> <dd>From: Farrell [<a href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com" eudora="autourl"> mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</a>] <dd>  <dd>First of all, I have another question: why use backing felt/cloth at all? You don't state if your question refers to vertical or grand dampers. When I build vertical dampers, I felt the backs - you could do the other side the same way for felt/cloth backing material. I cut new wooden backs and simply glue the felt to the wood first, then cut the composite (felt + wood) on the bandsaw. If you are trying to do grand dampers, then this idea wouldn't work. But again, why use backing felt/cloth? <dd>  <dd>  </dl></blockquote></body> </html>