polishing spoons

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi,
Seems to me we should call on the 'myth busters' for a more definative
answer. <g>

I always tighten damper flange screws.. Yes they can move over a little, but
have never caused me
undue effort to adjust. Seems like they always move clockwise with the
turning of the screw,
so I have an idea which way to wiggle the damper if need be which is very
seldom. And never needed on a grand <):))

Also as to washing the strings, why take all the trouble to wash them. Your
hourly rate must not be enough.
If you consider it should take 4x the time it would as replace the string.
100x the time to just lower the string and bang on it with the hammer. Also
a dignosis procedure as if it is still dead, replacement is the only answer
as twisting the string is seldon effective at that point.
Just my take

Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean May" <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 7:19 AM
Subject: RE: polishing spoons


> 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
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf
> Of Gregor _
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:49 AM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: RE: polishing spoons
>
>
>
> >From: "David Nereson"
>
>
> >Or, remove all the damper levers and polish them in place.
> >
>
> The dampers are the last I would remove. Could produce unpredictable
> problems. Dampers are almost always a miracle in pianos, sometimes they
work
> well, sometimes not. Sometimes you know why, sometimes not. If they work
> well: don´t touch them!
>
> Gregor
>
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