Hi, Don. I must admit that I don't remember Brian's post, but I agree with Avery that you're probably going to have to pull the dampers in order to trim them. You can probably use a really sharp, high-quality pair of scissors or shears, or a sharp felt-cutting knife to do the actual trim- ming. Having to trim ALL of them, this isn't going to be a fun job, es- pecially since you have to contend with the extra depth of the case as this was originally a Duo-Art reproducing player. For that reason, if you resort to some "colorful" language while doing this job, we'll all under- stand. Forgive ne for stating the obvious, but assuming that the dampers are lifting at the right time, you might also want to check the key dip-- something I assume you've probably already done. Les Smith lessmith@buffnet.net On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, Avery Todd wrote: > Don, > Back several months ago, Brian DeTar had a post about doing this. > Although I can't remember whether or not he removed the dampers, I probably > would. If I remember correctly, he suggested using the string lines on the > felt as a guide and trimming the felt "just" below that. If the dampers are > already lifting when you want them to, trimming is about the only > correction I can see, except replacing them with felt that doesn't have > such a deep cut and/or a "fatter" felt for the bichords. > Maybe Brian will see this and post back. > > Avery > > >Hi all, > > > >I have come across a reproducing Steinway grand with damper problems. The > >>reproducer is ancient history (gone). The dampers are working well, in > >fact too >well as the wedges are preventing the strings from vibrating > >freely. I am >looking for a way to cut the wedges off so they will clear > >the strings. Damper >lift is a normal amount. The instrument has wedge > >dampers all the way through. >I tried searching the archives--lots of > >discussions about leaking and bleeding >but not much on cutting felt. > > > >Is there a good way to do this? > > > >Is there a good way to do it without removing the dampers from the piano > >(i.e. trim just the bottoms off)? > > >Don Rose. RPT > > _____________________________________ > Avery Todd, RPT > Moores School of Music > University of Houston > Houston, TX 77204-4893 > 713-743-3226 > atodd@uh.edu > _____________________________________ > > > > > > >
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