Warren asks, inre the screw in feature of the chickering Dampers; >why can't you drill the holes in the heads slightly over-sized, put >epoxy in the hole and just press the damper into position. Or CA glue >for that matter. I suppose you can, if necessary. However, this design was engineered to allow the careful placement of the head over the strings. The threaded aspect of the design allows this to be done by screwing or unscrewing the damper head to move it left or right. It allows a very refined damper regulation. The PVC-E glue is my preference, as it not only sizes the holes tight,but allows a lot of changes to be made without losing it's grip. If you were to lock these wires in with CA or other glue, you will not be able to tip them back and forth to effect the best damping, and Chickering grands can be problematic with the damping, don't even think about not using springs if they were there originally. Regards, Ed Foote
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