>I am asking this question for a fellow technician who does not have net >access. He has a piano to service that has one of these tops that is >hinged so that it folds back in half. Some water dripped down through >the crack and got onto some of the damper felts. It missed the hammers, >but affected the dampers. Now, they make that "yick" noise when they >contact the strings, when the key is released, making us think they have >gotten hard. Is there any way to re-soften them. I have tried needling >them, but with almost no success. I have heard that lanolin can be >brushed into them, but want to confirm that it works before trying it. >Or, must he just replace them? There was nothing wrong with them before >contact with the water. Try messaging the felt with your finger tips, working the felt to bring back resiliency. Otherwise I would recommend replacing. David Stanwood
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