Rit dye works and holds up will. I used it on white string braid to color it green. It is still good after 20 years. Be sure to wash it afterwards. Bill Peterson ----- Original Message ----- From: <A440A@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 7:39 AM Subject: Re: source for maroon felt? > Billbrpt writes: > << It would seem to me that you could change red felt to > maroon by using some shade of blue. A box of rit dye doesn't cost much.>> > > Greetings, > I did this on my first Steinway rebuild. It had to be a white piano,(the > original case was bookmatched burl walnut, but had been refinished to a > white without any primer/clear coat. When stripped, it was dotted with white > in all the pores! A disgrace, but what could I do.? The new buyer wanted a > white piano, also. ) > The felt needed to be green so I dyed it with RIT. John Musselwhite? > That is Ray Griff's piano. How is the color holding up? > Regards, > Ed Foote RPT
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