Steinway damper

[Kevin E. Ramsey RPT]

God, what was the touch like???
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From: pryan2 <pryan2@the-beach.net>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 2:57 AM
Subject: Steinway damper


>I was servicing a very ornate Steinway D (hand painted/carved/gold in-laid)
>in an exclusive  restaurant and noticed ugly fishing weights glued securely
>on top of  several damper heads. Some of the dampers had two weights one on
>front and the other at the back.  The dampers seem to work OK so I left
them
>alone (I'm no fool).
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>My question is: Is this a last-ditch, acceptable repair technique or an
>amateurish attempt to quiet  ringing dampers?  I would think that a damper
>problem on such a piano could/should be solved in a more professional way
or
>at least put the weights inside the underlever system. Does it ever come to
>a point where this technique is necessary?   I've always WANTED to solve it
>this way, but questioned whether it is  an acceptable repair technique.
>Did I miss a chapter in my piano-tech edjication?
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>Phil Ryan
>Miami Beach
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