[CAUT] S&S D tenor dampers

[Jeff Tanner]

On Saturday, April 30, 2005, at 10:16 AM, Kent Webb wrote:

> The most common cause for this is failure to depress
> the sustain pedal when inserting the muting strips.
> The felts will bind between the strings and tear when
> the key is played lifting head from the string.
>
> I see this quite a bit and it is easily preventable.
>
> Kent Webb
>

I have also seen hammers clip the bottoms of damper felts when dampers 
are timed too late and extend a little much below the strings.
Jeff

Jeff Tanner, RPT
School Of Music
University of South Carolina