Marc, While all these suggestions are possible (and especially helpful is Roger's suggestion that you bring in a qualified tech who is already adept at damper work), you might also consider whether the damper upstop rail is set too high. If the damper travels too far (especially on a hard blow), the damper lever travels further in its arc, causing the wire to bind on the guide wire bushing. Take a good look at your favorite grand regulation manual (Yamaha, Steinway, etc.) for proper specifications. And I hope to see you in Rochester in some of the damper and regulation classes! Patrick Draine, RPT On 5/17/06, pmc033 at earthlink.net <pmc033 at earthlink.net> wrote: > > If you still haven't solved the damper problem, I learned that Y.C. > damper wires often lean on one side of the damper bushing. The lower bend > needs to be regulated so that the wire doesn't rub so hard on the bushing. > This most often causes a problem in the treble section where there are no > weights to pull the underlever down. Usually, the wire is rubbing on the > left side of the hole. Adjust the wire by bending near the damper block, > preferably at the lower bend. I learned this from Phil Glenn. YMMV. > Paul Mccloud > San Diego > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060517/f3eb09af/attachment.html
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