Howard Grands were built for Baldwin by Kawai from 1965 - 1980. I don't know anything before that. FWIW. Brian Trout Quarryville, PA btrout@desupernet.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Henselman <musicmasters@worldnet.att.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 2:47 PM Subject: Re: Key End Felt > Was Kawai really building Howards in 1930? Sounds way too early. > > -Brian Henselman > > -----Original Message----- > From: Avery Todd <atodd@UH.EDU> > To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: Friday, October 22, 1999 12:16 PM > Subject: Key End Felt > > > List, > > Got a question for you. Yeah, I know. What else is new? :-) I'm > sending this from the school while it's on my mind but I'm not > subscribed from here. Andy said it should work, so I'm trying it. > I have a Howard No. 550 #217591 (1930 according to Pierce) in > the shop right now to repin the damper underlever assembly. It had > some of the tightest flanges I've ever seen. It looked kind of like > the plating problem Susan has mentioned. > Anyway, it's one of those Kawai built pianos (I'm assuming) that > has no key end felt to lift the dampers but has soft felt glued onto > the underside of each damper lever assembly. > What I'm wondering is if anyone has ever removed that felt and > installed regular key end felt onto the keys? I'm considering doing > that since I already have everything apart anyway. If so, are there > any pitfalls I need to watch out for? It seems like it would be much > more stable. > I have some firm green Renner felt that seems to be about the right > thickness. I'll probably test one or two, just to make sure but it > seems to me that the only problem it would cause, even if it _is_ too > thick, is to have to cut a little off the end of the damper wire. > Am I missing anything? Any thoughts, warnings, etc.? > Thanks. > > Avery > ______________________________________ > mailto:atodd@uh.edu - Work > > mailto:avery@ev1.net - Home > > Avery Todd, RPT > Moores School of Music > University of Houston > 713-743-3226 > Houston, TX 77204-4201 > >
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