Damper felt

Jon Page jpage@capecod.net
Fri, 18 Oct 1996 18:28:40 -0400 (EDT)


>     I was looking at doing some damper replacement on an older grand and
>     started to ponder...
>    I was wondering if someone would explain the reason for the "base"
>     felt layer (usually colorful) on the damper head.
  >     Is the base felt mostly used as a visual contrast or does it provide
>     some advantage in the glueing operation or is there something else
>     simple I am overlooking?

>     doug richards

Seems to  me that the red felt is for decoration.
I prefer a plain-old white piece of felt.
Something that Wendel Eaton (MD Chapt.) once said fits here:
"Makes it look like a circus attraction".
Jon Page
Cape Cod. Mass
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