[CAUT] Tuning Pin Questions, self adhesive nameboard felt

[Porritt, David]

These were the original factory bushings.  Same self-stick felt on all
buttons though the guide rail bushings were "normal".  This piano is in
a practice room for piano majors.  Four years is not unusual to need
bushings in that case.  Those pianos are played long and hard -
especially hard!  We have another M purchased at the same time but I
haven't rebushed that one yet.  I'm sure I will soon.

 

dp

 

David M. Porritt, RPT

dporritt at smu.edu

 

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Kendall Ross Bean
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 7:13 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: [CAUT] Tuning Pin Questions, self adhesive nameboard felt

 

Dave~

 

A 4 year old Steinway M? Self stick nameboard felt? Were those the
original factory bushing in the keybuttons?

 

Or had it been previously rebushed.....? 

 

Or were there two kinds of felt on the keybutton?

 

(Its just hard to believe keys would have been rebushed within the first
four years...

 

(Either confused, or incredulous, or perhaps, both~)

 

~Kendall 

 

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Kendall:



You asked how many still use self stick nameboard felt.  This summer I
rebushed the front and balance rail bushings on a 4-year old Steinway M
and while the guide pin bushings were traditional, the felt on the key
buttons was clearly self-stick felt!  It was the exact same stuff as the
nameboard felt.  Fortunately it came off well - the sticky stuff stuck
to the felt not the button - but I had certainly never seen that before!



dave



David M. Porritt, RPT

dporritt at smu.edu <https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives> 

 

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