Hi, Jim, Sorry for the delay in response. At 05:41 PM 5/7/2006, you wrote: >Has anyone in this group had any problem with sluggish dampers in any new >Mason & Hamlin Model BB made or sold within the past one to three years? Yes - but, the grain of salt here is that at this point I am not seeing huge numbers of new instruments. >If so, what was the problem? Two: - damper wires needed easing/resizing - unpredictable pinning, usually in the top flange. I use a modified soldering iron for sizing/burnishing damper guide rail bushings; and seem to remember that, some years back, Susan Graham had plans in the journal for how to set one up. With a fairly simple setup (using an inline dimmer switch), you can regulate the heat of the iron to give very predictable, non-destructive results. Pinning is, well, pinning... I do not consider myself to be a damper expert, so this kind of thing is relatively slow going for me. Hope this is of some help. Best regards. Horace
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