Damper felt

[Doug Richards]

     Howdy to all repected memebers of the list,

     I was looking at doing some damper replacement on an older grand and
     started to ponder...

     I was wondering if someone would explain the reason for the "base"
     felt layer (usually colorful) on the damper head.

     Is the base felt mostly used as a visual contrast or does it provide
     some advantage in the glueing operation or is there something else
     simple I am overlooking?

     Thanks for any information,

     doug richards
     drichard@qntm.com
     San Jose, CA