Hi Arlie, Sound like you have something else going on in the mix of your damper problem. Perhaps you are trying to correct a symptom of a larger problem. True enough, the damper wire material may have lost it's umph over the years but this sound like something else. You may have to start at the ground and work your way up...literally. There are pianos out there that are "racked" or twisted from the structure not being able to hold the string tension. Did you do a major pitch correction on this piano as well? Perhaps you are getting movement from the structure as it settles to the new tension. Granted, that's a LOT of movement but.....ya nevah know! Next, I would look at the support structure of the action/damper assembly itself. It is more likely that something here is loose and shifting as opposed to the racking problem. By the way, before ya gits head over heels into this Wurly....be sure to cover yer bases and make SURE that the customer is gonna pay for...uh, "fund".... your exploration. It might git "Spensive"!...hehe Regards, Dale Whitehead, RPT Franklin Piano Restorations
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