[CAUT] Damper guide rail holes

[Jeff Farris]

Hi Paul,

Thanks. I was at Oberlin at the same time as you. I wasn¹t in on the damper
guide rail reproduction class, but I had it at Steinway with Kent Webb. I
failed to write down the drill bit size.

Thanks again,
Jeff


On 6/23/10 2:51 PM, "Paul T Williams" <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu> wrote:

> Jeff, 
> 
> Ken Sloane at Oberlin at the Steinway seminar had us make a new guide rail
> from scratch two years ago.  My project was also a B. We used a #15 drill bit
> for the main hole, then also put a counter sink hole on both sides for the
> felt to open up on both sides.  We used no glue to install, just pull them
> through and trim up to look good. Then just used the pi-r-square to figure the
> radius for cutting the right felt width. I think 5/8" was about right.  I
> think all the Steinway guides have the same damper wire widths.
> 
> Hope this helps 
> 
> Paul 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Jeff Farris <Jfarris at mail.utexas.edu>
> To: "caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org>
> Cc: tseay2 at austin.rr.com
> Date: 06/23/2010 02:32 PM
> Subject: [CAUT] Damper guide rail holes
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi List,
> 
> Anyone know what size drill bit to use for drilling new damper wire guide rail
> holes for a Steinway B? Or where to find out?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff Farris
> 
> Jeff Farris
> Piano Technician
> School of Music
> UT Austin
> jfarris at mail.utexas.edu <jfarris at mail.utexas.edu>
> 512-471-0158 
> 
> 


Jeff Farris
Piano Technician
School of Music
UT Austin
jfarris at mail.utexas.edu
512-471-0158

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