<!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> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Jon,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Check the damper wood dowel to see if = there is enough free play for the dampers to function correctly. The rod may = binding on whatever is on the tips of the rod.  If that is not the problem = suspect to find that the action brackets are not seated properly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<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 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=jstuchell@usachoice.net href="mailto:jstuchell@usachoice.net">Jonathan Stuchell</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, September 13, = 2004 8:41 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> ringing strings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I reinstalled an upright action, and = now the strings ring.  Most of the dampers are seated well.  Should = I take the action out and bend the damper wires?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>