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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Roger -</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Does the U3 set give me enough =
treble
dampers for the 26 bass Steinway? And which set of dowel damper blocks =
do I get
to go with them? Schaff's #529 pg. 82 of their catalog? Do I need more =
than one
set of these? I noticed that on the U1 that I tuned today, the dowels =
were all
the same (short) length, and that Schaff's are two different lengths, =
with
'slant' and 'straight' treble. (I'm not sure what that means - I thought =
the
whole pupose of dowel damper blocks was to avoid angled holes and extra
wire-bending). Are you cutting down the treble damper blocks on the =
bandsaw
because they don't have enough room between the string and the spring =
rail to
work otherwise?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Mark</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>Hi
Mark,<BR>> =
Use the U3 damper set as that will give you the nice triple
wedge<BR>>dampers, and cut the over ring to almost nothing<BR>>The =
damper
blocks I run through the band saw with a fence so that you
will<BR>>end<BR>>up with a basic damper shoe about 1/16" =
thick. Glue
a felt square to the shoe<BR>>to act as a hinge, use the the dowel =
type
damper fittings to glue to the<BR>>felt. <BR>>I use a generous =
dollop of
white glue, it seems to stay nice an elastic, and<BR>>does not wick =
into the
felt as much as some other glues.<BR>>One tip, make sure that the top =
of the
damper head is tipped very slightly<BR>>forward to prevent the bottom =
of the
damper from dragging on the string on<BR>>lift.<BR>>I have used =
the over
dampers for the first 3 notes of the tenor and it takes<BR>>quite a =
bit of
adjustment to get them just right, also used tri damper felt<BR>>with =
satisfactory results but not quite as good.<BR>>Go for it you will =
probably
love the results, remember to braid the back scale<BR>>area of the =
bass and
tenor.<BR>>Hope this =
helps.<BR>>Roger<BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>