[pianotech] Gluing Damper Felt

Terry Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Tue Mar 2 21:57:22 MST 2010


Eeeeeeee gads - you call that hanging over? That's arguably flush with  
the side of the damper head. That is not 1 mm overhang at all. I'm  
talking about significant overhang - looks cheap, IMHO. IMHO, those  
pictured look okey-dokey - although - hey, you posted the pictures -  
the cut angle for the front of the damper felt doesn't quite match the  
heads - not real far off....

Oh boy, I'd better be careful next time I post a picture of some of my  
work - I have no doubt all sorts of criticism could be made. I think  
I'd better hush up and go to bed.....

Terry Farrell

On Mar 2, 2010, at 5:07 PM, William Monroe wrote:

> I wrote:
>
>>>   Cosmetically, it looks nice to my eye with a little bit of white  
>>> either side of >>    the head.
>
> Terry Wrote:
>
> Actually, that's what was going through my head - the cosmetics of it.
> I've always thought that felt hanging outside the width of the head
> looked dorky - like an adult suit jacket on a little kid. But I guess
> it's in the eye of the beholder! I'm surprised no one jumped on me a
> day or two ago when I posted that I wanted to paint a plate
> candy-apple red. I can only assume that some (most?) piano techs would
> think that is a very bad idea. So, to each their own. I also won't
> paint ebony sharps - I finish 'em natural - no doubt many would turn
> their noses up on that idea.....  :-)
>
> Terry Farrell
>
>
>
> Well, color me dorky.  My wife has said it for years and I guess now
> she has (another) backer.
>
> I am with you on the ebony sharps, however.
>
> William R. Monroe
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