<!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 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That is a Yamaha design and manufacture = characteristic. It is intentional. It is presumably to be a transition = note between those that are muted by dampers and those that are undamped. = Leave it alone, unless you simply don't like it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So what you have is a Yamaha P-22 with = a set of Yamaha P-22 dampers. If there is a problem with that, one could suggest = the problem may not lie with the piano....     <FONT size=4>;-)</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- = <BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> You got it!!!<BR>> The highest damper on = the piano and the furthest string towards the <BR>> treble.<BR>> <BR>> = <BR>>> Is the open string the right-most one under the highest treble <BR>> damper?<BR>>> <BR>>> Mark Wisner<BR>>> <BR>>> -----Original Message-----<BR>>> <BR>>> I have a Yamaha P-22 = with a damper problem.<BR>>> <BR>>> I have isolated where the = problem is and it is because the felt does <BR>>> not contact all three = strings. So this note rings on after being <BR>> struck.<BR>>> <BR>>> = Is it better to replace the entire damper (block & all) or just put on <BR>>> new felt?<BR>>> <BR>>> P.S. This is a 6 month = old piano<BR>>> <BR>>> Thank you<BR>>> <BR>>> Mark's = Piano Service<BR>>> Freeland,<BR>>> MI<BR></FONT></BODY></HTML>