<html> At 10:03 AM 06/15/2001 -0700, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite cite>hi List, Here's a good one: While testing a new Kohler & Campbell SKG 500 Grand, I noticed that the dampers from the mid section up were very sluggish, and while they would damp the strings, it took much to long for them to come back down to rest on the strings, almost as if in slow motion. So I tested another identical Kohler grand...SAME PROBLEM! But this time it was mostly in the bass section. I did discover the problem, and the remedy was pretty simple. Any guesses as to what was the culprit?</blockquote> Shifted guide rails. Jon Page,   piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. <a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" eudora="autourl">mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a> <a href="http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.stanwoodpiano.com </a>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</html>