Old message # 12618
when the pedal is down the bar pulls the dampers off the strings so they all ring.
the system of pulling a damper off a string is a little different when you hold down the key - so i'm thinking that maybe the tension on the little metal rod that connects to the head of the damper is too much.
you need to bend it back a bit. but if you bend it back toooo far the note will always ring (not a good thing).
you'll have to adjust each one individually, but once you've got one to work the rest should be about the same.
one note on the damper itself: it's supposed to be flush against the string in the damping position. if only one side or the just the top or bottom are touching you won't get full dampening and possibly harmonics.
so in actuality there are two bends to the rod:
1. bend the rod back far enough (but not too far) that the damper comes off the string when the damper pedal is depressed, and
2. bend the rod so that the head of the damper is flush againt the string in damping position.
even with a bit of trial and error, it shouldn't take you more than about ten minutes.
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