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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Try ironing to make them narrower. A =
special made
parallel pliers to squeeze the wedge while hot. Had the same problem on =
the bass
wedges on a SO&SO ME. The last three bywords were so close the =
damper
wouldn't sit deep enough. Pack the felt, don't remove it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>piano</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sarah@graphic-fusion.com =
href="mailto:sarah@graphic-fusion.com">Sarah
Fox</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 27, =
2005 1:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> after-ring in new =
dampers</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just got finished replacing a lot =
of moth-eaten
felt on my old Wissner, including of course the damper felt. =
Most of the
dampers sound great -- not too abrupt/whumpy, but not too sloppy =
either.
No "whooshing" or anything. The only problem is the split wedges =
I'm
using over those wound trichords that all you techs love so =
much.
(Honesly, I think these notes sound fine -- very "ballsy" and not =
poorly
behaved at all.) The problem is that the strings are spaced so =
closely
that the little wedges don't insert adequately between them. =
(The same
wedges work fine for the plain wires in the lower tenor =
section.) After
sitting overnight, with the wedges gently "pressed" in place between =
the
strings, damping was OK, but not great, for about 30 sec or so of
playing. Then the after-ring started up again -- not BADLY like =
the
night before, but still noticeably.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>QUESTION: Is this the sort of =
problem that
will go away by itself, as the new dampers continue =
to seat?
Or am I using the wrong wedges? Or perhaps I should "skinny =
down" the
tips of these wedges by filing their inside surfaces with an emery
board?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for any advice!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS Don't y'all go sayin' no bad stuff =
'bout my
trichords! It's a damper problem, not a string problem!!
;-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PPS How long will gelled hide glue =
keep in the
refrigerator?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>