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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5. Replace damper with longer damper if =
there is
room.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>6. Split the existing damper felt in =
half removing
a sliver of felt from in between the two halves.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just if you are getting desperate and =
nothing else
works <G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=chchristus@earthlink.net
href="mailto:chchristus@earthlink.net">CChristus</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 05, 2004 =
8:05
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Damper zinging, =
again</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Good
Folks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On an <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Estonia</st1:country-region></st1:place> 190 (6’3”), =
am experiencing
damper zing at G2, (second note up from tenor break, if memory =
serves..) in a
bad way. Damper seems to be coming down on a node (?).
Surrounding notes are ok.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Archive research =
suggests the
following:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">1)<FONT face="Times New Roman" =
size=1><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Add weight to
underlever<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 =
lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><SPAN
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size=1><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tilt damper head one way =
or
t’other (as Dr. Wisner recently also =
suggested)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 =
lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">3)<FONT face="Times New Roman" =
size=1><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Re-configure damper felt =
on the
head to possibly avoid node<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
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Arial"><SPAN
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
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</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Voice damper
felt<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Have tried #2 and #4, =
with no
success. Am not sure #1 is proper cure for this new piano, as it =
will
presumably change touchweight unevenly. Could try #3, if other =
courses
of attack don’t present themselves, but am not sure what new =
configuration of
felt might work best.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Can anyone suggest other =
means, or
point me in the right direction here?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks
again,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chuck
Christus<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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