<!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 5.50.4807.2300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Hi = Phil:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    If you hear the same = soft sound whichever note is played, maybe approaching it from where the sound is = coming from would be helpful.  Try playing whatever note makes the sound = the most prominent, then dampen each string (or 2, or 3 for each note) with your finger to see if you can quiet the sound.  Once you've located = the source of the noise, it should be easy to zero in on the cause.  = Guess you've tried all the tricks except the "right" one.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Mike = Kurta</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pryan2@the-beach.net = href="mailto:pryan2@the-beach.net">Phil Ryan</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 06, = 2003 11:13 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tips on finding = leaking damper</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have an old, but in good condition, spinet = that after removing the action for minor repair, cannot get rid of a leaking = damper sound when any note is played.  The dampers are in good condition, good = quality felt, all touching where they are supposed to, but something is = ringing very softly.  I've tried all the "tricks" I know with no = solution.  Anyone got an idea that I might try to find this leak?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Phil</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>