<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;= charset=us-ascii"> <META content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)" name=Generator> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=white> <DIV class=Section1> As Terry mentioned his post, which for some= reason I couldn't reply to...?...make your own bass= dampers.   It isn't hard and they will work like a= charm.   Duplicating a poor design is not a good= idea.  You will have to regulate no matter....   Bill's damper articles are in past= issues of the Journal...he also has a nice little jig for= cutting the damper felt.   David I.   ----- Original message= ----------------------------------------> From: Tom= Driscoll <<A= href="mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net">tomtuner@comcast.net</A>><= BR>To: 'Pianotech' <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Rec= eived: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 18:06:31 -0400 Subject: RE: dampers= advice pls   <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">    <DIV> List,</DIV> <DIV> Apologies for the attached picture, which however is= worth a thousand words.</DIV> <DIV> I am= making some modest improvements in a 1909 Hardman & Peck= upright. One of these is replacing the old dampers. I ordered= pre-cut upright dampers from Pianotek; they just arrived= yesterday and they are not right. Photo attached. What do I do?= I have to install them next Saturday.</DIV> <DIV>  </DIV> <DIV> jason kanter •= <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">         &nb= sp;  <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">         &nb= sp;  Jason, <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">         &nb= sp;  . <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">         &nb= sp;  From the picture I think you need a set of either new= style or old style dampers from Schaff or one of the other fine= supply houses. <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">         &nb= sp;  Measure the length of what you have. <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">         &nb= sp;  Page 94 of the Schaff catalog has Standard, New style= and Old style sets for the bass. For the flat dampers I would order Schaff= #1534 1/2. <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">         &nb= sp;  Make sure you have enough of each kind for your piano= ---I.E. single-bichords and order trichords if necessary as they= don’t come in the sets. <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">         &nb= sp;  These will usually work for most= uprights. <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">         &nb= sp;  Personally I would order a few sets of each kind, then= you have a better chance of duplicating the felt in your piano= and you’ll be ready for the next job without the shipping= wait. Remember----- the closer you can duplicate= the less wire and spoon bending will be= necessary. <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">         &nb= sp;  Redesigning the damper system is certainly an option,= especially if the piano has obvious damper deficiencies, but for= the first few times my advice is to go with what’s there,= develop a technique, make some observations, then you can be= more confident with design changes as= necessary. <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">         &nb= sp;  Tom Driscoll RPT <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">         &nb= sp;  </DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>