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
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