I clamp them in a vise one at a time, wire pointing up, and remove the felt with a very sharp chisel. Watch that you're working in the direction of the rising grain to avoid tearout. I find that I can easily get down to a clean, flat surface without removing anything but felt & glue in about 15 minutes. - Mark -----Original Message----- From: pianolover 88 [mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 11:50 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: grand damper felt removal replacing damper felts on a 1984 Yamaha G1. I would appreciate getting feedback on the best way to remove the old felts. I normally would steam them of or soak with hot water till they fall off. Then there is ungar heat gun, which is tricky; you dont want to burn the blocks. Another way i suppose would be a razor blade between the felt and block, then follow up with filing off remaining glue/felt. Any tried and true favorites? Terry Peterson _________________________________________________________________ Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx
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