This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi all, I just got finished replacing a lot of moth-eaten felt on my old = Wissner, including of course the damper felt. Most of the dampers sound = great -- not too abrupt/whumpy, but not too sloppy either. No = "whooshing" or anything. The only problem is the split wedges I'm using = over those wound trichords that all you techs love so much. (Honesly, I = think these notes sound fine -- very "ballsy" and not poorly behaved at = all.) The problem is that the strings are spaced so closely that the = little wedges don't insert adequately between them. (The same wedges = work fine for the plain wires in the lower tenor section.) After = sitting overnight, with the wedges gently "pressed" in place between the = strings, damping was OK, but not great, for about 30 sec or so of = playing. Then the after-ring started up again -- not BADLY like the = night before, but still noticeably. QUESTION: Is this the sort of problem that will go away by itself, as = the new dampers continue to seat? Or am I using the wrong wedges? Or = perhaps I should "skinny down" the tips of these wedges by filing their = inside surfaces with an emery board? Thanks for any advice! Peace, Sarah PS Don't y'all go sayin' no bad stuff 'bout my trichords! It's a damper = problem, not a string problem!! ;-) PPS How long will gelled hide glue keep in the refrigerator? ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/e7/f3/4a/1d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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