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<DIV> WIlliam</DIV>
<DIV> I'd be interested to know if the damper tray pivots are in line =
with
the underlever centers. When they are not in line as are most systems there =
is
more physical weight pulling the entire assembly down into the strings. =
; I
have always assumed all models Of Yams had the in line arrangement but
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<DIV> Check it out</DIV>
<DIV>Dale</DIV>
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=2>Well,
Rick,<BR><BR>I must say I would be inclined to concur with the pedal being=
excessively<BR>"thumpy." I just serviced a Yamaha C1 today. Th=
e
thump of the dampers was<BR>really quite bothersome. No amount of
limiting the damper travel would do<BR>anything here. The felts are =
in
quite good condition, but are a bit firmer<BR>than I usually see.<BR><BR>M=
y
gut is that to make the thumping end, you'll need new (different)
damper<BR>felts. In my case, it is definitely the damper felts creat=
ing
the noise,<BR>but I would check to see what kind of shape the felts in the=
pedal box are<BR>in and how absorbent they are. I often find poor fe=
lts
in the pedal box can<BR>contribute to that thumping noise.<BR><BR>Hope you=
are
able to remedy the problem.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>William R.
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