When dampers are not sitting in the right place on their string(s),

they must be cranked L or R accordingly. Standard practise, you’d think

(at least, that’s how it’s done in the Steinway factory in Hamburg,

where I learned how to do it).

Of course, this doesn’t always happen. You can see below,

the 4th damper from the right is barely covering the R string

in its unison (and that string rings on just enough

to jump out at the ear):

So, out this one comes, and is placed in the cranking board

(one I made in the Steinway factory!)

The wire is cranked away from its body (at the insertion point)

Then cranked parallel, about 4-5mm into the wire:

Then re-inserted and checked. You can see that it now

sits centrally over its unison..

…and it damps better, too, of course!