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[gordon stelter]

Yes. I know this sounds odd. But Dave Stanwood's wife,
a felter, told me this and I therefore don't doubt it.
Maybe they had a lot of Teflon(TM) lying around, and
were looking for new uses. After all, this is how
nitrocellulose lacquer came into being: as a means of
disposing with WWI surplus guncotten. I think Steinway
was also the first to use this lacquer for piano
cases. 
     I just wonder at the wisdom of experimenting with
Teflon for this, as Teflon sticks to almost nothing,
whereas any material used for felt substitution in
hammers would need to stick rather well to itself, and
a hammermolding.( If there was one. )
     Gordon Stelter
--- Vanderhoofven <dkvander@joplin.com> wrote:
> Ummm, Gordon, are you sure that Steinway
> experimented with woven Teflon 
> hammers a few years back?  Maybe you are thinking of
> the Teflon bushings 
> that were used for action centers.
> 
> If you have knowledge that Steinway experimented
> with woven Teflon hammers 
> a few years back, do you have any evidence of this? 
> Do you have written 
> materials, or do you have a sample Teflon hammer? 
> Inquiring minds want to 
> know.
> 
> I think you are mistaken in your understanding.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> David Vanderhoofven
> Joplin, MO
> 
> 
> At 08:17 PM 9/20/02, gordon stelter wrote:
> 
> 
> >Steinway apparently experimented extensively with
> >woven Teflon hammers a few years back. I have no
> idea
> >how this went.
> 
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