The damper regulating screw, also known as the damper screw, is a long flathead/hex screw on the rear side of the whip in a Wurlitzer piano action. Each note has an individual action mechanism that includes this screw. It forms part of the whip assembly. Threaded through the screw is the damper grommet which connects […]

A damper arm, also known as a damper lever is an action component on acoustic pianos, and Rhodes and Wurlitzer pianos. On all pianos it is a lever that has damper felt at one end, and is engaged by the other parts of the action mechanism at the other. It’s function is as followed: View […]

On Hohner Pianets a sticky pad is a small rubber pad that sits on the hammer arm at the far end of the key. Its function is to mute the Pianet reed when the key is at rest position, and to spring off the reed when the key is played. This lifting off the reed […]