Interesting thought, I will keep it in mind next time. It is a few months away for this particular one, but maybe tomorrow somewhere else, who knows. I'll also look at the leading. Learn sumpin' new every day. Thanks, William R. Monroe ----- Original Message ----- From: <Erwinspiano@aol.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:51 AM Subject: Re: thumping dampers > > WIlliam > I'd be interested to know if the damper tray pivots are in line with the > underlever centers. When they are not in line as are most systems there is > more physical weight pulling the entire assembly down into the strings. I have > always assumed all models Of Yams had the in line arrangement but ...... > Check it out > Dale > > Well, Rick, > > I must say I would be inclined to concur with the pedal being excessively > "thumpy." I just serviced a Yamaha C1 today. The thump of the dampers was > really quite bothersome. No amount of limiting the damper travel would do > anything here. The felts are in quite good condition, but are a bit firmer > than I usually see. > > My gut is that to make the thumping end, you'll need new (different) damper > felts. In my case, it is definitely the damper felts creating the noise, > but I would check to see what kind of shape the felts in the pedal box are > in and how absorbent they are. I often find poor felts in the pedal box can > contribute to that thumping noise. > > Hope you are able to remedy the problem. > > Regards, > William R. Monroe > > > >
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