after-ring in new dampers

[Alan]

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S Fox asks: "How long will gelled hide glue keep in the refrigerator?"
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Quite awhile, but it starts to taste "off" after a few days.
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Sorry.
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Alan R. Barnard
Salem, MO

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On =
Behalf
Of Sarah Fox
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:55 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: after-ring in new dampers


Hi all,
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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.
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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?
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Thanks for any advice!
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Peace,
Sarah
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PS Don't y'all go sayin' no bad stuff 'bout my trichords!  It's a damper
problem, not a string problem!!  ;-)
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PPS How long will gelled hide glue keep in the refrigerator?


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