This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Roger - Does the U3 set give me enough treble dampers for the 26 bass = Steinway? And which set of dowel damper blocks do I get to go with them? = Schaff's #529 pg. 82 of their catalog? Do I need more than one set of = these? I noticed that on the U1 that I tuned today, the dowels were all = the same (short) length, and that Schaff's are two different lengths, = with 'slant' and 'straight' treble. (I'm not sure what that means - I = thought the whole pupose of dowel damper blocks was to avoid angled = holes and extra wire-bending). Are you cutting down the treble damper = blocks on the bandsaw because they don't have enough room between the = string and the spring rail to work otherwise? - Mark >Hi Mark, > Use the U3 damper set as that will give you the nice = triple wedge >dampers, and cut the over ring to almost nothing >The damper blocks I run through the band saw with a fence so that you = will >end >up with a basic damper shoe about 1/16" thick. Glue a felt square to = the shoe >to act as a hinge, use the the dowel type damper fittings to glue to = the >felt.=20 >I use a generous dollop of white glue, it seems to stay nice an = elastic, and >does not wick into the felt as much as some other glues. >One tip, make sure that the top of the damper head is tipped very = slightly >forward to prevent the bottom of the damper from dragging on the string = on >lift. >I have used the over dampers for the first 3 notes of the tenor and it = takes >quite a bit of adjustment to get them just right, also used tri damper = felt >with satisfactory results but not quite as good. >Go for it you will probably love the results, remember to braid the = back scale >area of the bass and tenor. >Hope this helps. >Roger ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9b/ac/13/2c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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