<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Dummy Dampers/Joe</title></head><body> <div>At 8:29 PM -0800 11/29/03, Joseph Garrett wrote:</div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>... The points you make are valid, EXCEPT, you are assuming, (there's that<br> stupid word again.), that actions are correctly designed, which most are</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>not.</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Joe,</div> <div><br></div> <div>I am not making any assumptions. I am making a declaration. Here it is again:</div> <div>In a<u> properly designed and adjusted damper system</u>, there is no need for a dummy damper to be installed to keep the single lift rod away from the damper levers. None whatsoever.</div> <div><br></div> <div>That's it, man.</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>... As for the "squeak" please read my post again. I answered/solved that</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>problem with a leather punching! VJ lube is to keep the leather supple.</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Joe, I never took issue with the "squeak" thing. It was never part of the original poster's question, which is what I have been addressing all along:</div> <div>"At 11:09 PM -0500 11/27/03, Joey Recker wrote:</div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">... On almost every upright and spinet piano I've worked on...  there is an extra damper lever assembly where the action brackets are.  There is no wire nor damper head/felt attached to the lever, but someone took the trouble to put a lever, and sping there anyway.</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Why? </font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>My primary focus has been to only address his question. I have made up my mind why it is there in some pianos and not in others. I am not asking anyone else to accept my conclusions. Everyone is free to believe what they want. Finis</div> <div><br></div> <div>Now if it's of any consequence, your squeak elimination idea was a great tip, okay? I did not miss it when you first posted it.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Goodnight, Joe,</div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> </body> </html>