The new components are filled with fiberglass to deaden vibrations. These panels and the original floor slabs were manufactured locally, using rubber to deaden noise. He had injections to deaden the pain and enable him to finish the production. Over time, strings wear frets down, which can cause buzzing and deaden the sound. Rand is now drinking heavily to deaden his pain. Afterwards, he quits his country estate, traveling abroad to deaden his feelings of remorse. They use wheelchairs whenever possible, and they try to deaden their legs through artificial means.