[pianotech] Damper Felt

John Ross jrpiano at eastlink.ca
Thu Apr 21 14:56:40 MDT 2011


They wouldn't sell you the rejects, that are not good enough for their pianos that they sell, would they?
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
On 2011-04-21, at 5:36 PM, Ed Foote wrote:

> Dale asks: 
> 
> >>Has anyone used the Damper felt from the Steinway plant in Queens? It seems softer than the Japanese stuff I typically use. Its not that expensive...IMO
> 
>    I have used the factory felt, and still can't understand why all the blocks are crooked and 90% of the trichords have one leg that is considerably thicker than the other.    I can "pull" the legs on the trichords to make them make more evenly, but never found a way to use the blocks without gluing them on offset to meet the strings.  I have examined numerous new Steinway pianos, and don't see any of the blocks leaning over like the ones they sell me, so what gives?
>    It is like the Renner pinning:  the major expense is not in the purchase, it is in the time it takes to make it work...
> Regards, 
> Ed Foote RPT
> 

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