In a message dated 1/25/00 12:35:47 PM Central Standard Time, harlip58@yahoo.com writes: << I recently tuned a very poor quality Hyundai grand piano. >> the most recent is that the bass dampers, while technically, fine(they are not worn out or out of position) simply don't dampen the sound well, Cameron Jacobi, For what its worth I've run into this problem a time or two. It usually happened on the first string of the bass/tenor break. You know the longest string with the shortest damper. I tried all kinds of adjustments but the damper just didn't seem heavy enough to work properly. If you go to a stain glass shop you could ask for a length of lead used to solder (sp?) the lead pieces of the glass. This comes in rolls in different thicknesses. I used some about 1/8 inch thick, but you can get thinner stuff. I wrapped the lead around the damper wire just above the lever. The great part about this repair is that the lead is very pliable and can be wrapped very tightly around the damper wire. It doesn't take much and you don't have to worry about looseness or noises. The lead is wound on in a spiral. You can do it with the action removed but the damper wire still on the damper lever. You can take needle nose pliers and pinch the beginning and end of the lead tightly to the damper wire for added security. If you don't like the way this looks you can always try it to see if that is what is needed and then go back and add lead to the wood in the lever. If its just one or two I'd try it. If its a bunch I'd look elsewhere for other reasons this is happening. And to all the others on this list................I've been watching ya'll The Lurker Shawn Theriot Associate, PTG Baton Rouge Piano Services
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