[nfbpnotk] regulating dampers

[Shawn Brock]

hello bud, you explained this just fine.  today we installed the new dampors 
and got about half way through regulateing them.  thanks for your 
instructions and incurrageing words.  i found it varry useful.  thanks once 
again.
Shawn Brock
Cincinnati Sound Lab
130 East Sixth Street
Cincinnati Oh.
45202
Phone: 513-349-8541
Web Site:
www.cincysoundlab.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bud Schwab" <budschwab at charter.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbpnotk] regulating dampers


> Hi Shawn,
>
> I am retired now but I did a lot of damper replacing in my day and it
> can be done by a blind person alright although a final check from a
> sighted person doesn't hurt.  I presume you have established the
> height of the lever and have some kind of adjustable tool to make
> them all even with the sample.  The single and double strings are
> very easy to get straight as they just fall into place.  the treble
> ones with a trichord damper needs a little more attention. Adjust it
> so it looks good with it's neighbor and then raise it and drop it and
> see if the trichord wedges fall between the strings like they should.
> If not, take a pair of plyers and grip the wire far enough below the
> guide rail so if you score the wire it won't get into the guide rail
> bushing and erode it. Twist the wire slightly to the rightand left
> until the trichord falls freely into the trichord strings.  You can
> check with your fingers to see if the block damper seems to be even
> on the three strings. It's not one of the easier jobs but can be
> done. Also keep checking to see that the space between the damper
> heads is paralell. .I hope that's understandable, I'm not too good
> with explaining things without the person being with me.  I used to
> teach piano technology for the state of California for a number of
> years but that was back 20 or 30 years now and details kind of escape
> me.  Hope that helps
>
> Bud
>
> .At 09:17 AM 9/6/2006, you wrote:
>>hi folks, hope some one is home to shed a little light on this for
>>me.  tomorrow i am sitting in with the person i aprintis with.  we
>>hav restrung, a stineway l piano, and now we are putting in the
>>dampers.  my question is is this a job that can bee dun without
>>sight?  i'm quite sure it can bee, but its my understanding that
>>makeing sure the dampors are lined up properly takes a good
>>eye.  can some one tell me, how us blind folks do it?
>>Shawn Brock
>>Cincinnati Sound Lab
>>130 East Sixth Street
>>Cincinnati Oh.
>>45202
>>Phone: 513-349-8541
>>Web Site:
>>www.cincysoundlab.com
>>
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