Yamaha Music Desk Felt

[Tom Cole]

Maxpiano wrote:
> I need a
> replacement for the strip of material (felt?) that the music sits on, on a G2
> walnut.  Other pianos I have worked on have leather here, but this one (a
> teacher's piano) appears to be felt, and it is worn through.  Can you give me
> the part number or description for ordering?
> 
> Assuming I can order the material from Yamaha, how do I remove the old
> material?  What glue was used?
> 
Bill,

I recently replaced the felt on a Yamaha music desk. I got the
replacement felt from Yamaha; it comes in _3_ pieces and will fit any
Yamaha tray.

I did the work in the field, without having any idea of how I was going
to accomplish the task. Using a chisel as a scraper, I got rid of all
the old felt and glue (sorry, I don't know what kind of glue). Then, I
trimmed the new pieces of felt to suitable widths and lengths and glued
into place using white glue. The hard part is getting the two joints to
be invisible.

It turned out okay but I would not do it that way again. The only reason
to use the Yamaha felt is because it's the right color. But I think
leather is a better, more durable choice, especially where there is a
lot of music traffic. Also, you can make it a one piece installation.

You also might want to use a more technicianly glue, like PVC-E. :-)

Tom

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Thomas A. Cole RPT
Santa Cruz, CA