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hello! i have just bought a neumeyer & c. berlin piano! with bayonet action! is it true that pianos with this type of action for the dampers are not efficient!? i think that there is a solution for everything, even if perhaps not reaching a precision comparable to today's actions!
is there anyone who could give me information and advice?
thanks in advance and best regards!
ROMANI ALESSIO!
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You can move the damper rail forward a little; since the felts are now worn, they might not "stop" the strings completely. However, do not expect total sound damping. It is not worth replacing the felts; I advise doing it as late as possible because, all in all, old felts have the advantage of being more "settled" on the strings.
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THANK YOU! I WILL FOLLOW YOUR ADVICE, I AM SURE IT WILL BE THE RIGHT ONE! AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW!
ROMANI ALESSIO!
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continuing to play it, I noticed that pressing the piano pedal makes no difference in sound! I wanted to know at what distance the hammers should be from the strings with the pedal pressed! because looking inside, they don't get very close!
thanks!
as for the dampers, I solved it!
thanks for the advice!
For a good regulation, when the left pedal is fully depressed, the hammers should be halfway between the strings.
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