[CAUT] Steinway Pedal Bushings

[Fred Sturm]

On Oct 3, 2006, at 3:28 AM, Ric Brekne wrote:

> Hi Ken
>
> I've always like felt better then any other solution thats come up  
> through the years.  And the reason is simple.  It is so darned easy  
> to replace in a jiffy. All you need to carry around is appropriate  
> felt... and I always have some of that.   As for longevity.  I  
> think the key question is whether either/both live long enough...  
> not so much whether one generally outlives the other.  Felt does  
> just fine IMHO in that regard.  Teflon has its uses.... but FMP  
> only in powdered form :)
>
> Cheers
> RicB

I find felt lasts plenty long, but only if lubricated well (very  
well) and, as Ed points out, the axle is smooth and polished. I smear  
a bunch of ProLube (is it MLP?), really work it in. Original felts I  
have found over the years, which lasted sometimes fifty or more years  
of at least moderately heavy use, seem to be impregnated with tallow.  
Yep, they tend to be green and scuzzy, but often still functional and  
firm.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu



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