[pianotech] Chickering damper blocks

[Susan Kline]

Hi, Ron

Obviously you didn't hear Del talking about the need for both spring
tension and mass to get good damping. The metal gives the mass, as he
found out when he replaced a set of those metal damper heads with wood.

Even though my life has become a series of Senior Moments, I'm 98.5% 
sure it
was Del who said this.

Regards,
Susan

Ron Nossaman wrote:
> On 12/22/2012 12:45 AM, Joseph Garrett wrote:
>> Wim said
>> "I have seen them once in a while. Another one of Chickering's many
>> experiments in making pianos"
>>
>> Wim,
>> And what do you suppose was the reason for them? quiz for the day?<G>
>> Joe
>
> Chickering did a long running set of experiments on the effects of 
> psychotropics on piano design. Different substances produced different 
> designs, and he eventually tried every combination of everything 
> available. These dampers, I believe were the result of the 
> chlorpromazine/dark chocolate experiment.
> Ron N
>
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