[CAUT] RE : Steinway Pedal Bushings

[Marcel Carey]

I tried Roger Jolly's suggestion and was really happy witht the result.
Denim fabric, 2 layers soaked in parafin. I only used it this summer so
I don't know about long time results, but Roger told me it was the
longest lasting results he got.
 
Marcel Carey, RPT
Sherbrooke, QC

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De : caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] De la part de
Fred Sturm
Envoyé : 3 octobre 2006 09:44
À : College and University Technicians
Objet : Re: [CAUT] Steinway Pedal Bushings


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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