keyend felt

[Barbara Richmond]

Great idea, Mike.  I'll remember this possibility.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Spalding" <mike.spalding1 at verizon.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: keyend felt


> Barbara,
> 
> The last time I ran into this, I cut the keystick down so that the 
> Steinway thickness would fit.  Did it on the bandsaw, with the old felt 
> still on there, and spent less time than it usually takes to remove the 
> felt.   Might as well set up the piano to use high quality readily 
> available materials.
> 
> Mike
> 
> Barbara Richmond wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>  
>> I guess the only pianos I've put key-end felt on have been Steinways.  
>> Whose or what felt would you use for a piano that didn't need as thick 
>> felt?  The damper system on a Knabe Grand that has been, umm, 
>> questionably re-done and it's going to be exciting to sort it all out 
>> since this is the first time (except on Steinways) that I'm working to 
>> correct a rebuilt piano that someone else has bungled up.   
>>  
>> Barbara Richmond, RPT
>> near Peoria, Illinois
>