The loop ends look just like what I’ve seen on fly dampers in old Steinways. A piece of cloth was on both sides of the loop as a sort of platform and then the damper head was glued to that. I’ve never seen any in the bass but why not get help for those longer strings, like in the low tenor? Jeannie Grassi, RPT Bainbridge Island, WA _____ From: Gregor _ [mailto:karlkaputt at hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 11:43 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Strange Bechstein damper wires They are indeed for additional fly dampers. I saw this often in old German uprights. No idea about the loop ends. Probably there was a very special attachment method for the fly dampers involved. Gregor ------------------------ piano technician - tuner - dealer Münster, Germany www.weldert.de > Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 01:15:32 +0100 > From: David at piano.plus.com > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: [pianotech] Strange Bechstein damper wires > > Does anyone know what these odd extra damper wires are for, on this > 1890s Bechstein upright? > > The last trichord at the beark has an additional "fly damper", but there > is no sign of them ever having been fitted to these bass notes. I > wondered if perhaps this model of action was also fitted to other, > taller pianos that needed fly dampers at the bass. But why the "loop" ends? > > Best regards, > > David Boyce. > > (P.S. the action is tilted out from the strings, in my photo). _____ Werden Sie Deutschlands größter Fan und <http://redirect.gimas.net/?n=M1005MSNWM> gewinnen Sie eine WM-Reise! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100531/911c17ad/attachment.htm>
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