Hello to all. I hope someone can come up with something. Critter: Kimball grand approx 6' approx 11 years old. Spent its first several years in a home on the coast of North Carolina. Generaly good condition, some rust on strings. Moved to center of state recently, put in room above a floor AC vent, resulting in a soundboard crack appearing like a pistol shot in the middle of the night a week ago. Problem: About 1/2 bass dampers do not damp properly. Will stop sound after about 5 seconds.The rest of the bass ok Midrange and treble dampers ok. A slight pressure on the damper head will result in proper damping.(makes it hard to stay in tempo while playing, though) Notice that dampers seem to stand a little proud above the strings while at rest on the offending unisons Solutions tried: Protek lifter wires to eliminate sluggishness-successful. Needle dampers to soften felt- no help. De-regulate dampers to the point that they are not lifting at all, just hanging on strings while still attached to lifter lever- no help. Made sure the lifters were not hanging up on the key end felt- no help Could this be a problem with a lack of weight (or more properly mass-right Del?) Other thoughts? Thanks in advance, Terry Neely
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