When replacing a string, string level has to be checked, which I'm sure you did...unlevel strings can really cause damper headaches.. David I. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Susan Kline <sckline@attbi.com> To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org> Received: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 16:57:51 -0800 Subject: Re: Hateful little F DAMPER >I'm not sure this is applicable, but I had a terrible time once with an S&S >B damper in the tenor, after I replaced a string. I did everything under >the sun, and it still had a high harmonic ringing. Drove me nuts. >Well, I put a small piece of flat felt in between the two split wedges. >Cleared up the damping like anything, and it couldn't be seen once it was >installed. Actually, the damping was better than the rest of the section, >which is a problem in itself, but one which I prefer. >I'm not sure if the lowest tenor damper on a D has room for this ... but >you could try and see. >Susan >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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