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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=359110022-27012005>S Fox
asks: "</SPAN>How long will gelled hide glue keep in the =
refrigerator?<SPAN
class=359110022-27012005>"</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=359110022-27012005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=359110022-27012005>Quite awhile, =
but it starts
to taste "off" after a few days.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=359110022-27012005><FONT =
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=359110022-27012005><FONT =
face=Arial>Sorry.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=359110022-27012005><FONT =
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. =
Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>Sarah Fox<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:55 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> after-ring in new =
dampers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just got finished replacing a lot =
of moth-eaten
felt on my old Wissner, including of course the damper felt. =
Most of the
dampers sound great -- not too abrupt/whumpy, but not too sloppy =
either.
No "whooshing" or anything. The only problem is the split wedges =
I'm
using over those wound trichords that all you techs love so =
much.
(Honesly, I think these notes sound fine -- very "ballsy" and not =
poorly
behaved at all.) The problem is that the strings are spaced so =
closely
that the little wedges don't insert adequately between them. =
(The same
wedges work fine for the plain wires in the lower tenor =
section.) After
sitting overnight, with the wedges gently "pressed" in place between =
the
strings, damping was OK, but not great, for about 30 sec or so of
playing. Then the after-ring started up again -- not BADLY like =
the
night before, but still noticeably.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>QUESTION: Is this the sort of =
problem that
will go away by itself, as the new dampers continue =
to seat?
Or am I using the wrong wedges? Or perhaps I should "skinny =
down" the
tips of these wedges by filing their inside surfaces with an emery
board?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for any advice!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS Don't y'all go sayin' no bad stuff =
'bout my
trichords! It's a damper problem, not a string problem!!
;-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PPS How long will gelled hide glue =
keep in the
refrigerator?</FONT></DIV><BR>
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