This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment Hello all! After reading through all the replies to my question regarding "grand damper felt removal", I fiddled around and came up with a couple cool ideas. The first is a "compact" damper rack that hold all dampers easily and securely, and has a built in stand so the damper wires won't touch the surface below. The second is a great way to remove damper felt quickly, completely, and no filing/sanding is required. I place as many as 30 or more (ALL if container diameter is bigger) dampers in stew pot, each row suspended by a couple pieces of coat hanger wire. This leaves about 2-3" of space between the bottom of the pot and the end of the damper wires. fill pot with about 2" of water and heat just enough to create continual steam. cover pot and return in 10-15 minutes....most if not all felts, including red backs will either drop off or can be easily pulled off clean from the block! Please see the attached pics. Try it, you'll like it! Terry Peterson ----Original Message Follows---- From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Subject: Re: grand damper felt removal Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:10:29 +0100 Hi Terry You can make yourself a soaking tray. Basically a long tray with a line of holes drilled down the center line to accept the damper wires. Of course the center line needs to be raised a bit so your fluid doesnt just run out.. :) Then just insert all your dampers into the tray in the same order they are in the piano, add your soak fluid, and come back in a couple hours. You dont need more then a 3-4 mm depth below the center line. Lots of ways to construct one of these... use your imagination and you will figure it out... or call Terry Farrel !! :) Cheers RicB pianolover 88 wrote: >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 > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _________________________________________________________________ Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04backtoschool.armx ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: steam1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 102921 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4c/43/cd/87/steam1.jpg ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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