<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Yes, they swell to.  It's a real buzz when you have to = readjust the treble in particular because they are too close.  then after a few = seasons, you have to change them because after they have been wet, dry, wet, dry = etc, they start to zing on the strings because the face of the damper has = gone crispy.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>and I wish that manufacturers would use artificial felt on = the string felts 'cause they also absorb moisture causing the strings to rust and = break at these spots.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anyway speaking of seasons, 'tis the season to be merry.  = Happy New Year you lot of very different and individual people and may your first = year in our new century be a profitable one.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught ICPTG<BR>Australia<BR><A href="mailto:caute@optusnet.com.au">caute@optusnet.com.au</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:BUNKYPIANO@AOL.COM" title=BUNKYPIANO@AOL.COM>BUNKYPIANO@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 29, 2000 = 9:38 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: When to do = it</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>check your = f dampers......you may find a surprise there. <BR>tom mc nabb</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>