<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span = style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’ve found dampers are less = than stellar on the Chinese grands I service (mostly Young Chang = Bergmann).  I found most problems are due to the poor quality manufacture of the = trichord felt (one side thicker than the other).  No matter how I tried to = remedy the situation, replacement was the only cure.  On hand was some = vertically grained felt, so that’s what I used, and it works fine.  = </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span = style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>      =       Paul McCloud</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span = style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>      =       </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy'>San Diego</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span = style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original = Message-----<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span = style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>tune4u@earthlink.net<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, February = 02, 2003 9:53 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Damper = Felt</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Steck grand (Chinese = built). Trichord dampers don't seat very well and one string rings-on a little = in several unisons despite my tweaking, felt squeezing, and = praying.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Replacing same at = customer's request. </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Will make sure dampers are = well aligned and regulated after removing old felt, then glue in new felt at = the piano.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Questions:</span></font></p>= </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Horizontal cut felt or = vertical cut? Preferences/differences?</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Schaff options are no-name = vertical cut and Laoureux horizontal. These good?</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>How do y'all prepare the = actual felt material before installing?</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Any other suggestions, = tips, or ideas to make sure I can satisfy this good but fussy = customer?</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>THANK = YOU!</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Alan = Barnard</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Singing String Squelching = in Salem, MO</span></font></p> </div> </div> </body> </html>