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Damper Pre-Regulation.

23 June 2007

1918 Hobart M. Cable Piano
I had TWO damper spoon regulation tools...

1918 Hobart M. Cable Piano
So I converted one to a damper wire regulator.

1918 Hobart M. Cable Piano
Action in jig - note unevenness in damper line.

1918 Hobart M. Cable Piano
Adjusting...

1918 Hobart M. Cable Piano
Presto! Nice and straight.

1918 Hobart M. Cable Piano
Pedals had gotten tarnished again, so I re-polished them, then masked them off as seen here...

1918 Hobart M. Cable Piano
So I could clear coat the darn things so they'll stay shiny!

1918 Hobart M. Cable Piano
Notched cardboard to fit around pedals.

NOTE THIS WELL: This is NOT the accepted way to regulate the dampers to the damper lift rod (which is why I'm calling this "PRE-regulation") - and indeed I'll probably have to do it again "the right way" eventually, but it did make the dampers work MUCH better than before. The "Piano Smith" is coming in about 3 weeks; I'll be talking to him about the finer points of damper regulation and hammer voicing at that time.

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