Hmmmmmm. I have given this sort of thing a thought. John On Thu, 6 May 1999, David Skolnik wrote: ]John- ] ]I've never taken the time to take the measurements which might explain why ]I had this problem on one of my D's but not on others (at least to the same ]extent), but I'll tell you what I did do. It will most likely void ]whatever warranty exists for that note. ] ]I made a grand version of an "over-damper". I drilled a small hole into ]the front edge of the damper head and installed a piece of damper wire that ]had been cut to length and shaped to support a piece ( 5/8")of flat ]damper felt. I believe the distance from the front edge of the damper head ]was 1" -2". There might have been something else I missed, but this ]worked. ] ]Let us know. ] ] ]David Skolnik, RPT ]Head Piano Technician ]Manhattan School of Music ]212-749-2802, Ext. 455 / 355 (Shop/Voicemail) ]212-749-5471 FAX ]dskolnik@msmnyc.edu ]
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC