Roger, If it was an old piano, I would just replace them. However, this is new piano of a manufacture that I won't mention. The customer has had this piano for only a couple of weeks, and the conversation has taken the turn of--this is a dealer prep problem. Clark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Jolly" <roger.j@sasktel.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 10:33 AM Subject: Re: Damper Zing > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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