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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
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<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>
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<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>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for any advice!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV>
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<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>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PPS How long will gelled hide glue keep =
in the
refrigerator?</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>