On 1/11/2013 7:42 AM, Jim Ialeggio wrote: > My plan is to try the tenor section first and see how it goes. CCW pin > just enough to pull becket. Pull coils off most of the pins, maybe > leaving the ends in place. Remove felt, which I bet is glued helpfully > in place. Reduce felt height to just contacting string, reduce felt > width to 1/4", run Scotch Brite on underside of strings to lessen > existing corrosion. I think I'd pitch the existing felt altogether, install a strip of new butt felt just in front of the counter bearing bar, and under string felt to hide glue residue but not contact the strings. Nice new uncontaminated stuff. > Questions: > > 1-Does this procedure have a prayer of success, or will current > underside corrosion as evidenced by the rendering issue, thwart the effort? If the corroded strings aren't dragging across inches of the new felt, where's the thwart? > 2- As natural felt with its moisture wicking trick, in my opinion, is > the absolutely worst material one could come up with for a bare metal > under-string interface Pretty bad, I agree, but limiting contact to a reasonable acreage helps a lot. Also, since this felt isn't load bearing, but rather just contact damping the strings, why wouldn't a non absorptive artificial material work better here, like polyester? Ron N
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