Damper Felt

[Isaac OLEG]

Hello,

If still noisy, you could pass along the sides (of the wedges and doubles) a
little piece of paraffin.

It helps.

Regards.

Isaac OLEG




> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part
> de Jon Page
> Envoye : mardi 14 mai 2002 14:03
> A : pianotech@ptg.org
> Objet : Re: Damper Felt
>
>
> At 06:48 AM 5/14/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >List
> >I was called to tune a grand and fix "a ringing noise."  The piano turned
> >out to be a Chickering Quarter Grand, and the "ringing noise"
> came from the
> >dampers from the break on up, misaligned with the strings as if someone
> >tried to clean them or moved them inadvertantly. Now the tricord
> wedges are
> >distorted and will not sit correctly on the strings.  Does anyone have a
> >trick for straightening crooked wedge dampers without removing
> them?  These
> >are threaded damper wires and removal will be a challenge. Clearance is a
> >real problem, but I'll take them off if I have to. Oh, by the
> way, they're
> >using the piano for a wedding this Saturday.  Any ideas?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Paul Chick
>
> If you raise the damper stop rail, the dampers can be lifted so the head
> can be turned with the felt up.
> You can realign the felt with needle-nosed pliers and trim as
> needed.  Try
> a few to see if it'll be sufficient.
>
> With the damper head turned this way you can also screw it into the
> underlever a bit if you need to time
> the damper lift later, or up as the case may be.
>
> Don't just sit there...get busy.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Page,   piano technician
> Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
> mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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