Some of their felt at that time was pretty bad and had a tendency to tear when filed. It was part of a period that I stopped using Steinway felt altogether for that reason. But before I did I began to prelacquer the hammers in order to make them easier to file. Sometimes filing down from the strikepoint rather than toward the strikepoint can also create a very rough surface. Most Steinway hammers seem to have a grain and prefer to be filed in one direction over the other. It's generally better to file toward the strike point, though, as filing away will create a balling up or tearing through the layers. If you want to clean it up you might try a light filing with 80 grit strips lightly toward the strikepoint then take a hammer iron and smooth them out. I presume this is mostly the shoulders of the hammer. David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: Bec and John <bjsilva001@comcast.net> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 8/10/2004 4:55:23 PM > Subject: 1999 Steinway B hammer felt fraying? > > Hi, > > I tuned a Steinway B from 1999 (or 2000, can't remember the serial > number exactly) today where the hammer felt was frayed quite > noticeably. Of course to describe the the degree of it is subjective, > but I've never seen anything like it. > > Does anyone have any thoughts as to how this came to be? Not so hot > felt, bad filing job? > > Thanks. > > - John > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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