This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment ------=_NextPart_001_0004_01C54D5D.AF0E89B0 After a recent vigorous concert on an S&S D, a low tenor damper was = bleeding. As it dropped onto the strings, it shifted to one side. The = problem turned out to be that one side of the "W" had folded over the = string (see picture). I straightened it out, and then examined the = situation from inside the action cavity (second pic). The extended = "tail" of the wedge was shredded. It still wasn't damping right, so I = went to trim it to match its neighbors. The loose piece just pulled = away in my fingers as I tried to cut it. I've never seen dampers extending below the strings so far, but I = suppose for low tenor on a D, that's what's necessary. It looks like = the fix is to replace that damper felt, right? (At least the front half = that was damaged). It still rings a bit more than I'd like, but at least it drops straight = onto the strings. A tiny amount of added finger pressure does the = trick. I tried lowering the damper wire into its support block a bit, = but then the sostenuto tab is too high. Are there any short-term fixes = for tomorrow's concert? Thanks... --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV ------=_NextPart_001_0004_01C54D5D.AF0E89B0 An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/e6/de/fa/e4/attachment.htm ------=_NextPart_001_0004_01C54D5D.AF0E89B0-- ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DSC01874.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 63671 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/c3/37/fc/54/DSC01874.jpg ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: FoldedDamper.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 38857 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/02/8d/98/0b/FoldedDamper.jpg ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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