<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SAN=
SSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Chuck,
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<BR>I had this problem on a newish instrument in the same section, where the=
dampers are funny-shaped to avoid frame contact. I remove=
d the damper, massaged a little bit of teflon powder very gently into the fe=
lt with a nail file, then made certain that the damper was coming down as di=
rectly as possible on the string.. The zing was gone.
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<BR>Dave Stahl
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<BR>In a message dated 3/5/04 7:07:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, chchristus@e=
arthlink.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-=
LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Good Folks,<BR> <BR>On an E=
stonia 190 (6’3”), am experiencing damper zing at G2, (secon=
d note up from tenor break, if memory serves..) in a bad way. Damper s=
eems to be coming down on a node (?). Surrounding notes are ok.
<BR>Archive research suggests the following:
<BR>1)</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-C=
OLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=1 PTSIZE=8 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman"=
LANG="0"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000=
000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=
=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Add weight to underleve=
r</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:=
#ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0=
">
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COL=
OR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG=
="0">2)</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUN=
D-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=1 PTSIZE=8 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Rom=
an" LANG="0"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#=
000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=
=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Tilt damper head one wa=
y or t’other (as Dr. Wisner recently also suggested)</FONT><FONT CO=
LOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=
=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COL=
OR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG=
="0">3)</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUN=
D-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=1 PTSIZE=8 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Rom=
an" LANG="0"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#=
000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=
=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Re-configure damper fel=
t on the head to possibly avoid node</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="=
#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="=
SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COL=
OR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG=
="0">4)</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUN=
D-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=1 PTSIZE=8 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Rom=
an" LANG="0"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#=
000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=
=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Voice damper felt</FONT=
><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff=
f" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COL=
OR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG=
="0"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND=
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COL=
OR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG=
="0">Have tried #2 and #4, with no success. Am not sure #1 is proper=
cure for this new piano, as it will presumably change touchweight unevenly.=
Could try #3, if other courses of attack don’t present themse=
lves, but am not sure what new configuration of felt might work best.</FONT>=
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COL=
OR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG=
="0"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND=
-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LA=
NG="0">
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COL=
OR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG=
="0">Can anyone suggest other means, or point me in the right direction he=
re?</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLO=
R: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG=
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