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Hydraulic Shock Absorbers & Air Dashpots
By Mike Ryan

In MMD 980423, Hal Estry mentions a product called an Airpot dashpot
in response to my posting in MMD 980422.  I tried an Airpot dashpot
product called a "snubber" to dampen the return of the sustain
mechanism on my PianoDisc 128+.  Definitely a nifty gizmo, but I chose
the Ace shock absorber for the following reasons:

1.  Although adjustable, the Airpot device did not offer sufficient
resistance to permit the dampers to return to the strings quietly.

2.  The Ace shock absorber has a threaded body and was very easy to
install and adjust.

Mike Ryan

 [ A well-designed dashpot 'shock absorber' creates an opposing force
 [ proportional to the velocity.  That's tricky to do with hydraulics,
 [ and nigh impossible with an air cylinder.  -- Robbie



(Message sent Mon, 27 Apr 1998 07:07:03 -0500 , from time zone -0500.)

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