<!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 6.00.2800.1522" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Ric,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Trim the felt, and possibly adjustment = of the pedal so that the dampers do not lift 1/2"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>TIC</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=richard.ucci@att.net href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</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> Monday, January 09, 2006 = 6:59 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> thumping dampers</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi Listers,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Client with a new Yamaha ga-1 is complaining that the dampers = make a thumping noise when his foot is taken off the sustain pedal. He is = doing some recording and it is very noticable to him. Other than changing the = spring to one with less tension , what would be a solution to his problem?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>