Isaac: Yes, this article is on the 20 year CD-rom available from the PTG home office. dave *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 11/6/2002 at 11:07 PM Isaac OLEG wrote: >Del, > >I am very interested in your explanations about springs, is there an >Internet version of these articles ? are they in the actual CD Rom >reprints ? > >I can't see the necessity for these springs, but you certainly have a >good idea on that. > >Adding 5 g weight on the head may be counterbalanced by subtracting >weight at the lever I guess. Is not the weight felt in the note if not >? > >Regards Best. > >Isaac OLEG > > >> -----Message d'origine----- >> De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]De la part de >> Delwin D Fandrich >> Envoyé : mercredi 6 novembre 2002 21:38 >> À : College and University Technicians >> Objet : Re: Hateful little F DAMPER >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jorgensen, Michael L" <jorge1ml@cmich.edu> >> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> >> Sent: November 06, 2002 12:10 PM >> Subject: RE: Hateful little F DAMPER >> >> >> > >> > Thank you again to all for helping me overcome some more of my >> damperphobia and adding some tricks to my arsenal. I am >> still interested in >> any damper tricks. >> > -Mike >> > >> >> The real answer lies in understanding how and why dampers >> work. I.e., their >> theory of operation. Then you will have a basis of >> knowledge you can apply >> to each individual situation. Knowledge is a wonderful >> thing. It is the tool >> you need when someone else's damper trick doesn't work. >> Knowledge is what >> you need to come up with both underlying problem as well as >> a potential >> solution in situations like this. And for at least a >> beginning may I humbly >> suggest going back and reading my article on damper theory >> in the Journal >> (see "The Designer's Notebook, Dampers-Why Are They So Darn >> Much Trouble? >> December, 1995). In that article you will find an >> explanation of why adding >> a small amount of lead worked in this case and why it might >> not work in some >> other situation. You will also find out why, in some >> sections of the scale, >> springs are desirable--often necessary--and why, in other >> sections, they are >> not. >> >> Regards, >> >> Del >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________
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