Damper Zing

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Clark,
               For all the messing around with old damper felt, it's 
usually more expedient to replace the felt.
If the customer is overly sensitive to the problem then using Leroux felt 
will have a lot of merit,  it's vertical grained
Once the felt gets really bunched up, you are faster to replace.  Keep 
billing the customer for an hour, here and there, is frustrating for both 
you and the customer.   If you get paid fully for your efforts.

Regards Roger


At 09:21 AM 7/11/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Thanks, Paul for the reply.  I bought a pair of hair cutting shears the
>other day for $45.00,  and they cut the felt very cleanly.  I will proceed
>in stages, and the ironing and lubing will be the last things in the order
>of events, because the damper felts do extend too far past the strings.
>     Do you think a hammer iron with temp control will iron the felts (at
>least on the outside), and will that do enough, or do you need to iron them
>on the inside as well?
>Clark Sprague
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul Chick (Earthlink)" <tune4@earthlink.net>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 11:22 PM
>Subject: RE: Damper Zing
>
>
> >
> >
> > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 11:41 AM
> > I trimmed a couple to see if that would work, and
> > those swish less than the others, so the bowing effect is the one I am
> > looking at.  Thanks again!
> > Clark Sprague
> >
> > Clark
> > This reply may be a little late, but I have found that burnishing the
>guide
> > rail bushings and ironing all the damper felts will greatly decrease the
> > "woosh" of the dampers.  You'll have to get creative with a knife blade to
> > iron the felts in the piano, but you need to remove them any way to get at
> > the bushings. Use an appropriate size piece of wire to the guide rails,
>and
> > a flat blade for the felts.  Place a drop of water on the "iron" and heat
>it
> > with your favorite flaming tool. When the water sizzles off, the iron is
>hot
> > enough to use. Apply lightly and keep it moving on the felt or in the
> > bushing. Some lube on the damper wires will insure good results.
> >
> > Paul C
> >
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