Hi Patrick, Make sure the damper lever centre pins are not too tight. Another thing is possible maladjustment of the sostenuto rod. Just a slight binding of either of these, can give the indication of tight damper wires. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Patrick Draine" <draine@mediaone.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 7:28 PM Subject: easing damper guide bushings > Dear List, > What is the optimal approach to easing/resizing tight damper guide > bushings? > I've got a call-back on a rebuilt Steinway tomorrow. It was rebuilt 10 > years ago, and the tuning I did last month was its *first* since then. A > few drops of Protek got the stuck damper wires moving during the pitch > raise/tuning, but they have since seized up again. > While I'm familiar with *various* methods, I'd like to hear what works > best, in the least amount of time ( i.e. sticking bridge pins in while > soaking the felt with alcohol isn't *fast*). > > Patrick > > >
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