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Leaving sustain engaged when inactive/in storage? (felt longevity)

Started by kevinplaystheblues, October 16, 2024, 07:26:56 PM

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kevinplaystheblues

Just wondering if anyone has considered or does leave their damper arm engaged when the piano is not being played?

I've just been through a full felt replacement and now I am back to putting it all together. As I reached back to disengage the dampers by hand for the 100th time...or was it when I was looking at the heavily indented old felts for the 100th time...or was it when I read my 100th "how and when to service your rhodes" articles....not sure, but either way it hit me: surely resting firmly against the tine 23 hours a day is degrading these felts more than the hour each day that they come off and on the tine repeatedly while playing?

Thoughts?