[pianotech] Gluing Damper Felt

[Steven Hopp]

Grand.  The other method is to glue out of the piano and do the fine tuning with wire bending and felt control of any leaking.  This suggestion is from my friend who does a lot of damper work and is very good at it.

 

I know the dampers have to come out...they are out now but I guess a better way to say it is do you glue them on the bench or do you follow susan's method of gluing them and then setting them in place letting the weight of the damper head help line up the felt with wire?  

 

Just curious for thoughts.  I think I want to try Susan's method but she does a good job of giving one pause before they proceed....ya know lining up everything to look perfect and so on.  

 

Thanks for any and all thoughts

 

Steven Hopp





From: mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:26:28 -0500
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Gluing Damper Felt

Grand or upright? Grand: take 'em out - how else you gonna do it? Upright: take action out to remove old felt, back in to glue new felt - damper springs will act as clamps for gluing.



Terry Farrell



On Feb 26, 2010, at 7:14 PM, Steven Hopp wrote:

I'm wondering how many of you glue new damper felt on old heads and wires with dampers in the piano and/or out?  I have a set to do on a newly strung piano and this is the first set I am attempting.  I have Susan Grahms articles from the PTG technical prep manual and her method and I have a method and suggestion from a colleague who suggests something different.
 
Thoughts?  Suggestions?
 
Steven Hopp
Midland, TX



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