<!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 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>1- test--hold down the = pedal and play all the 88 keys in three or four big handfuls.  Let off = the pedal and use your hand (use a glove if strings are shiny) to find what = section actually stops ringing when you touch them.  It is likely = limited to a section or a string and just because it is a high pitch does not mean it = is coming from treble strings.  Often wound bass strings ring with = high pitches.  Keep doing this until you know exactly where the ring is = coming from.  It may be only one or two strings ringing.  Keep it up = until you find them.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>2 bend the wires on = damper(s) that do all the ringing.  If it is bi- or tri-chord unison damp each = string separately with your hand to see which side of the damper felt is not touching.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Let us know how it goes.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> D.L. = Bullock    St. Louis <A = href="http://www.thepianoworld.com/">www.thepianoworld.com</A>  <DIV> <DIV>Put the worlds greatest = healer to work for WHATEVER health problem you may have----YOUR OWN IMMUNE = SYSTEM.  Your body is capable of healing EVERY disease if you give it the right fuel.  Visit <A href="http://www.mannapages.com/dlbullock">http://www.mannapages.com/dl= bullock</A> to learn how to get the right fuel.  Also <A href="http://www.glycoscience.org/">www.glycoscience.org</A></DI= V></DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: = <<A href="mailto:Tvak@aol.com">Tvak@aol.com</A>> To: <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Received: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:33:26 EST Subject: damper problem (probably just stupidity on my part)</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> List I don't think anyone can = help me with this, but here goes... I replaced the damper felts on an = Acrosonic spinet.  My initial diagnosis and decision to replace the damper = felts was based on the familiar sound of ringing after notes were = played.  I did notice that the spoons were lifting most of the dampers very = early, preventing some of the dampers from having good contact pressure with = the string, but I found a few that were OK and when I checked them, they = didn't dampen </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>