[nfbpnotk] regulating dampers

[Bud Schwab]

Hi Shawn,

Glad it was some help. It's always a lot easier when the person is 
right there while explaining things.  Installing grand dampers is one 
of the harder things  but as you do more of them it will come easier.

Bud

.At 07:26 PM 9/7/2006, you wrote:
>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
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>From: "Bud Schwab" <budschwab at charter.net>
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> > 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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Bud Schwab
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Malibu, California