Flat Knuckles/Bolstering

[Jon Page]

At 05:54 PM 3/14/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>All,
>Most, here, have recommended WOOL to Bolster knuckles. If you use wool, IMO,
>it will simply flatten out and you'll be in the same situation. I have been
>using heavy upholstery thread, (Nylon, etc.) for many years and have never
>had a problem with it's working" out of the knuckle or of the knuckle
>becoming flat again, within a short period of time. The times that I used
>wool, (back in the stone ages :-), I had nothing but problems with it. I
>think the reason that I haven't had a problem with the Upholsterer's Thread
>is that it is woven into the knuckle as a continuous thread. BTW, the best
>tool I've found for trimming the thread, is a large pair of "toenail
>clippers". They can be sharpened and really cut flush. (The "blade" is
>convex, as opposed to fingernail clippers that are concave.)
>Regards,
>Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)

Rug yarn is what I've been using. Wool. Hasn't worked its way out or flatened.
A sewing shop should have an assortment of large needles for selection.

Regards,

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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