<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=imatunr@srvinet.com href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe = And Penny Goss</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> Monday, February 03, 2003 = 9:48 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Damper Felt</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Perhaps a check of string level at = the point that the damper touches the string will show that there needs to be some = adjustment to the string and not the damper.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A = href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 03, = 2003 7:55 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Damper = Felt</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 2/2/03 11:53:07 PM Central = Standard Time, <A = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">tune4u@earthlink.net</A> writes:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff = 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">Steck grand (Chinese built). Trichord dampers don't = seat very well and one string rings-on a little in several unisons despite = my tweaking, felt squeezing, and praying.<BR>  <BR><BR>Any other = suggestions, tips, or ideas to make sure I can satisfy this good = but fussy customer?<BR>  <BR>THANK YOU!<BR>  <BR>Alan = Barnard<BR>Singing String Squelching in Salem, MO<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR><BR>Alan<BR><BR>The problem might not be with the felts, or = how you put them on. I've run across this in the past. The problem is there = is not enough weight on the damper lever to pull the damper down on the = string to stop the vibrations. The only solution is to add weight to the = damper lever. If there is room on the lever to add a key weight, then that is the = easiest solution. If there are already too many weights in there. the only = other way I can think of is to add a fishing weight tot he damper wire. = <BR><BR>Anyone else with a better idea?<BR><BR>Wim </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan</DIV> <DIV>Check to see how tight the damper wire is against the side of = the guide rail bushing.  If the underlever warps a bit, it will increase = the drag of the wire through its bushing.  I fixed a damper as you = describe by bending the wire to touch the opposite side of the bushing.  It = should JUST touch.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul = Chick<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>