[pianotech] Emailing: steinway upright

[Dale Probst]

Chuck,

I assume you are asking what your options are? I haven't heard much talk on
damper scaling but have been doing what I can to improve damping through the
years. Usually I work toward making the damping as consistent as I can from
note to note and section to section. The bass/tenor break is the hardest
because of the confluence of strings, hammers and damper heads. The
configuration in the image appears to be at the tenor/treble break and
probably will work okay. I'll be teaching a class on dampers in KC and will
cover damper scaling. Dampers are fun!
DP
Dale Probst RPT
Registered Piano Technician
Ward & Probst, Inc.
www.wardprobst.com
dale at wardprobst.com
 


Message: 4
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:27:57 -0500
From: "CHARLES BECKER" <cbeckercpt at verizon.net>
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Subject: [pianotech] Emailing: steinway upright
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I am replacing the damper felts on this turn of the century Steinway
vertical piano. Should I just replicate the felts as shown or is there a
better felt configuration. I can't tell if this is the original pattern or
not. Except for being crusty and worn, they seem to damp well enough.
Thanks in advance.
Chuck Becker