---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment List Turns out that the problem wasn't one single glaring mistake, but rather a combination of little things that added up to less than satisfying results. Went back yesterday to find that the after-ring had diminished, somewhat. As I suspected/hoped, the damper felts seated themselves to the strings on their own over the course of the week. There was still some after-ringing, though, so I set about to check a few of the things that were suggested to me. 1. There was some ringing of the non-speaking portions of the bass strings, so I muted them with felt. 2. There were two bass dampers that had become glued together, and thus were not damping their strings as effectively as they should, resulting in a high overtone-y ring. 3. There was one tenor bichord damper that wasn't centered well enough, leaving the right string to create some after-ring. 4. But the biggest improvement came after I did something that no one suggested, other than myself when I subtitled my post "probably just stupidity on my part": I hadn't tightened the action bracket screws into the plate quite all the way! The screws were hand-tight, but I was able to force the bracket closer to the plate with a little hammering and I found I could put another turn or TWO into the right action bracket. Although this bracket was farthest from the dampers, it did make a difference. I'll have to file this one under: D'oh! BTW, the customer was satisfied with the new dampers even before I made any improvements. Now, however, I, am satisfied with the results and would like to thank everone who contributed. Tom Sivak Chicago PTG Associate ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/72/f0/cb/8c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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