Greetings All! I hope your holiday season is going well. I have a problem with a Steinway B that I would like some input on before I make my final diagnosis and fix. The pianist who uses this instrument has recently begun to complain of a symptom that I was finally able to interpret as afterring, i.e., the dampers are not cutting off the sound when the keys are released, particularly in the bass section. The string follow and pedal adjustments are all within the usual specs, so it seems that the fault lies with the 20 year old felt. I've heard much worse afterring which the piano owners were oblivious to, but this pianist is a very high level classical performer and is not willing to keep using the instrument until the problem is fixed. Are there any other reasons for this afterring that I might be overlooking that I could check before proceeding with felt replacement? Also, would you recommend Steinway replacement felt, or is there better felt available? Thanks for your time and advice advance, Patrick Poulson, RPT
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