At 9:54 AM -0600 3/7/04, Keith McGavern wrote: >At 12:43 AM -0600 3/7/04, R Moody wrote: >>... why are some of the felts dented but not others in the >>area? > >My elementary answer is: >Those notes have been played more, and aggressively at that. Ric, I wanted to mention something that I remember produced a similar cupping in the damper lever lift rod felts. The spoons on the wippens were at a dramatic angle. So much so that they were actually digging into the felt, much like a spade shovel digs into the ground. On top of that the young piano player was a very enthusiastic, aggressive player. If that is the case, nothing short of replacing the felts and readjusting the spoons will resolve the situation. It will take some time to make it right if so. As I remember it wasn't a fun job, but necessary. A lot of bending! Keith -- Keith McGavern Texas State Association Registered Piano Technician SOONER SPRING SEMINAR Oklahoma Chapter 731 March 11-14, 2004 Piano Technicians Guild http://www.ptg.org/tsa/ USA
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