Carman, There are a lot of good articles on squares in the PTG Journals of about 1965 or so. I wonder how far back the new CD goes that is hopefully available soon. Joe Goss Mother Goose ----- Original Message ----- From: Nichols <nicho@lascruces.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 6:58 AM Subject: Re: Square grand dampers > > Well, Carman, the stupid answer is to lay a moving blanket over the inside > and claim to have doubled the value! > > The real answer is to get un-backed, uncut strips for uprights, and a new > knife. The darn things didn't work right from the factory, so don't set > your sights (or the customers' expectations) too high. > > Don't forget to add the chiropractic surcharge! > > Guy Nichols, RPT > > > At 08:19 PM 7/20/00 -0700, you wrote: > > My new client has a Steinway square grand which has had the strings > >and hammers replaced by the previous owner. > > > > It needs new -damper felts- and I need to know how best to replace > >them. Any Journal articles describe an efficient method? > > > > Steinway says they do not carry pre-cut damper felts for square > >grands. > > > > Thanks, as always, for your input. > > > >Carman Gentile RPT > >Redwood Chapter > > >
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