[pianotech] Damper Felt

[Dale Erwin]

Hy Ed
 I think trichord felt from anywhere must come that way. Tokiwa ...the same deal. I cut the slot deeper and add 1 to 2 pieces of kite string to get them to work.  If that fails, I use the trusty damper smushing plier on the fat leg.   I HATE DAMPERS.....really!
 

 

Dale S. Erwin
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Foote <a440a at aol.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Thu, Apr 21, 2011 1:36 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Damper Felt


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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