Noisy Dampers on Shift

[David Ilvedson]

Tom,



I hope you've got official Fasioli damper felt...when someone pays $100,000+ for a piano they can be very fussy...if I was you I'd try some of the tips I posted...



David Ilvedson, RPT

Pacifica, CA 94044







Original message

From: "Thomas Cole" 

To: "Pianotech List" 

Received: 7/16/2008 6:27:40 PM

Subject: Re: Noisy Dampers on Shift





I'll see if replacing the felt on one damper cures the problem.

Tom



Will Truitt wrote:



Everybody’s suggestions are all worthwhile and should be considered.  Just because it’s a Fazioli does not mean that it doesn’t have hard trichord felt.  It certainly wouldn’t be the first new piano with hard felt – I replaced the trichord felts on a less than a year old Steinway B a few years ago under warranty because they were noisy.  



And you say “slow release of the key”.  I’m not trying to blame the player here, but I think if you release the key slowly enough, just about any piano will “ zzzzup”.  I would have the player play the note and release in the manner which he normally plays and gets this noise.  



It doesn’t hurt to state the obvious sometimes too. ! 
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