Bluethner Key End Felt

[Horace Greeley]

Avery,

I'd keep it as close to stock as possible.  In this case because the
"extra" felt acts as a noise and vibration damper.

Lotsa extra work.

Horace



At 02:06 PM 6/16/97 -0500, you wrote:
>List,
>
>   I just brought in the 9' Bluethner action I mentioned several weeks ago
>and want to ask about the damper lift felt on the ends of the keys.
>   Presently it has a relatively thin dense felt on the wood, covered with
>a strip of something like fallboard felt which wraps all the way around the
>end of the key and is glued underneath. Both felts are green.
>   Is there any reason I should keep this configuration? I would prefer to
>go with a thicker dense felt as is usually done. I have white, green and
>red felt strips for this use. All firm (dense).
>   Any comments? Thanks.
>
>Avery
>
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