Wurlitzer Damper Springs

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

Check is the dampers are being held back by the spoons first.

Andrew Anderson, Artisan Piano

At 01:23 PM 9/21/2006, you wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>            I had a customer this morning that has a Wurly console 
> and a good majority of the bass strings havw extraneous ringing 
> problems. When I press on the string to see if the damper follows 
> or "hugs" the string most do not follow. I am thinkng this piano 
> needs new damper springs.
>
>       Question: Would it be easier to replace merely the springs or 
> should I replace the whole damper lever and remount and adjust the 
> heads/felts?  or....is there a quick fix that would effectively 
> solve the problem and buy more time? What would be the most cost 
> effective? Do they even make damper levers to fit this piano 
> anymore? The bridges look  decent, (hardly any / minimal 
> splitting), action parts look good, not dried out, strings are not 
> rusty and the tuning pins are tight. I think it is worth fixing the problem.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Julia Gottshall
>Reading, PA