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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Hi List,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Just thought I'd let you know how my =
long
distance damper problem turned out.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>When I arrived, there was one damper that had come =
out of it's
underlever assembly. The rest were intact. I did notice that =
the
damper wire was none too long, so I did a little sampling of the rest of =
the
wires as well, and found them all to be a little on the short side, but
functional nonetheless. They were quite uneven in length from one =
to the
next. So, what to do? Well, it was pretty close to a 3 hour =
drive
one way, so I decided that whatever I did, it had better =
count. I
ended up taking the time to put a little thicker felt blocks on the back =
of the
keys, probably 1/8"+, and raising the underlevers and damper upstop =
rail a
similar distance. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>All in all, it was a really easy job, and I worried =
much too
much about it. While I was there, I did do a few little extra =
things with
the regulation and such, just to make it a little nicer.</FONT> =
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<DIV><FONT size=2>It plays pretty well, and I have confidence that =
it's
fixed. It's interesting to see how far my work has progressed over =
the
past two years though. I saw quite a number of things that I'd do
differently, and better, if I could do it again. Chalk it up to
experience, I guess. :-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>So that's it. (The short version, that is.) Thanks =
for all the
advice.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Appreciatively,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Brian Trout</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Quarryville, Pa.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="mailto:btrout@desupernet.net">btrout@desupernet.net</A></FONT></D=
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