Yes, same stuff for that purpose. Pianoforte Supply sells it in strips for the purpose - over size, so you need to trim it. Looks good (assuming you prepare a flat surface to glue it to) and lasts well. And Pianotek has it, I forget how offhand, but by the yard is one option. I haven't purchased any from Pianotek as I already had a stock from Jurgen. Fred On Sep 10, 2010, at 9:53 AM, Paul Milesi, RPT wrote: > Anne & Fred- > > I am referring to the length of felt used across the frame piece > where the > bottom of the music actually sits and rubs, not the ends of the > frame. On > these pianos, it's a flat area about 1-1/2 to 2" wide by 34" long > (guessing) > or so. Like I said, the Steinway deskframe felt is not long enough. > Thought about using a couple pieces, end-to-end, but you'll see the > seam. > > Should it be something other than felt, like leather or ecsaine? > What's > original on there is almost rubbery, but disintegrating. Ecsaine > might > work. > > Paul > -- > Paul Milesi > Registered Piano Technician (RPT) > (202) 667-3136 > (202) 246-3136 Cell > E-mail: paul at pmpiano.com > Website: http://www.pmpiano.com > > > >> From: Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> >> Reply-To: <caut at ptg.org> >> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:32:20 -0600 >> To: <caut at ptg.org> >> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Deskframe Felt >> >> Likewise - very durable. And I would add that application of some >> powdered teflon is a good idea. They slide much more easily and don't >> wear as much. Brush McLube on the surface as a non-white alternative. >> I assume you are referring to the felt at the ends of the frame, that >> bear on the supports attached to the rim. >> >> Regards, >> Fred Sturm >> fssturm at unm.edu >> "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." Twain >> On Sep 10, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Garee, Anne E. wrote: >> >>> Paul, >>> We have discovered the black Ecsaine from Pianotek which works very >>> well >>> for not only desks but lid logs, bumpers, etc. We've also used it >>> to >>> cover and/or buffer the trim piece above the plate at the stretcher >>> for >>> noise abatement. It is sold by the yard catalog # FEB-223. >>> Anne >>> >>> >>> Anne Garee, Program Director for Piano Technology >>> Florida State University College of Music >>> 122 N. Copeland Street >>> Tallahassee, FL 32306-1180 >>> 850-645-7873 >>> agaree at fsu.edu >>> http://music.fsu.edu/Areas-of-Study/Piano-Technology >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >>> Of >>> Paul Milesi, RPT >>> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 11:17 AM >>> To: PTG CAUT List >>> Subject: [CAUT] Deskframe Felt >>> >>> Can anyone recommend a good felt to replace the messy, >>> disintegrating >>> stuff >>> that Young Chang used for deskframes on 12-year-old Weber grands? >>> We've >>> got >>> four of them, and they're making a mess. >>> >>> A few months back, I had ordered some Steinway deskframe felt, >>> hoping to >>> use >>> that. Nice, but it's not long enough. I ended up replacing the >>> stuff >>> on >>> one piano with very cheap felt, and that was a mistake -- it already >>> looks >>> like hell. >>> >>> I happen to have a 1/4 yard of Schaff High Quality Key Bushing Cloth >>> #321-1/2 Bulk (Thin), and that looks like it might be good stuff. >>> Kind >>> of >>> expensive, though, for this purpose. Or is that what's needed to >>> withstand >>> years of rubbing? I was also wondering about some kind of re- >>> stringing >>> felt, but not being a rebuilder, I'm not familiar with thicknesses, >>> etc. >>> -- >>> Paul Milesi, RPT >>> Staff Piano Technician >>> Howard University Department of Music >>> Washington, DC >>>
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