polishing spoons

[John Formsma]

You can "fluff up" the crusty damper felt with an emery board or something
similar. I wouldn't leave any grooves in the damper felt before
reinstallation -- otherwise, it would indeed take hours. Could you also peel
off a layer of the flat felts if there were deep grooves?

JF

On 6/28/07, Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> wrote:
>
> I'll second that. I never touch a damper flange screw on worn dampers if
> there are no problems. If you tighten them or take them off and reinstall,
> the flange will likely move slightly and the grooves will no longer line
> up
> with the strings. The result is ringing dampers that you can spend hours
> fussing with trying to reseat the worn grooves.
>
>
> Dean
>
> Dean May
>
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