Steinway double-bushed damper guide rail?

[David Ilvedson]

I believe the inner cloth (against the wood) is slightly tack glued in but the thin cloth which the wire rides in is traditionally not glued in so to eliminate any glue causing noise.  It adheres with friction...

David I.



----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: llafargue <llafargue@charter.net>
To: 'College and University Technicians' <caut@ptg.org>
Received: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 21:28:52 -0600
Subject: RE: Steinway double-bushed damper guide rail?

>I only remember seeing these in Steinways and I've always just used
>extra quality cloth tack glued in and sized with bridge pins for the
>appropriate damper wire size.  I'm wondering why it needs to be double
>and not just thick/sized to wire size.  Explain?  Thanks. 

>Lance Lafargue, RPT
>LAFARGUE PIANOS
>New Orleans Chapter, PTG
>985.72P.IANO
>llafargue@charter.net
> 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of
>John Minor
>Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 10:24 AM
>To: caut@ptg.org
>Subject: Steinway double-bushed damper guide rail?

>We've had varying degrees of success rebushing these over the years.
>Short
>of making a new rail does anyone have a favorite system for rebushing
>these?

>John Minor
>University of Illinois



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