In a message dated 5/24/2001 11:48:22 PM, you wrote: <<I have noticed that APSCO advertises their damper felt for grands as being "horizontally" cut, while Schaff advertises theirs as "vertical". What is the real difference and what are the pro's and cons of each? Waiting to learn something else I didn't know. >> Geez John this is an easy one! "horizontally cut" damper felt comes from Sheep who live in the mountains....by the time they get to the shearing pens they are so tired from having to run uphill that they lay down to be sheared...whereas "vertical cut" damper felt comes from realatively lazy flatland sheep who don't ever have to lie down to rest and are sheared standing up. :-) or another explanation is that "horizontal" felt is layered/cut parallel with the strings and "vertical" cut is cut /layered perpendicular to the strings. "Vertical" cut felts 'tend' to be of a firmer quality than does "horizontal" felt.....or have I got that backwards? :-) Jim Bryant (FL)
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