Alan - You should use woven felt, instead of pressed. I am not near my Schaff catalog, but I believe the stuff I have used for years is called "understring felt", and is #302R. I will try to remember to check later today and correct this if I am wrong. BTW, a 1/4" chisel works great for removing this felt. Mark Potter bases-loaded@juno.com On Mon, 26 May 2003 21:04:08 -0500 <tune4u@earthlink.net> writes: > 1st, The mystery: > > Refinishing my piano, 1920 Geo. Steck (un petit piano à queue). > > Removing felt insert from each of the two pieces that are the end > boards of > the music shelf assembly (upon which the desk/shelf slides in and > out). > > Soaked in water/wallpaper remover. One popped right out. The other > tore to > shreds and wouldn't budge. > > Why would these behave so differently when both are originals and > everything > looked identical? Never mind, I don't really care. It's just one of > those > weird things that make life interesting. > > 2nd The discovery: > > Dad was no "Tim, the Tool Man" but I inherited what he had. For some > odd > reason, he owned a large, heavy-duty electric soldering iron. I > grabbed that > sucker, got it hot, ran it up and down that soggy channel till I > could smell > hot, 85-year-old wool and was then able to remove the felt--still > not > easily. (Wish I'd thought of the iron before I picked at the felt so > much.) > > 3rd The question: > > What is a source for this kind of felt? The pieces were 1 1/8" wide, > a > little thicker than thick key bushing cloth, but not as thick as > spring rail > cloth. > > The only thing Schaff lists that might work is a piece of thick, > uncut > nameboard felt. > > Alan Barnard > Steaming Sheep in Salem, MO > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC