Del writes: << I've been building these things up using laminate maple veneers for years. It takes a bit of gluing and sculpting but the result is you get a string that doesn't lie against the plate, going up to the tuning pin. >> Greetings, Years ago, I needed to replace one of these understring supports, and I found a sheet of asbestos material at the local gasket supply house. It is non-friable,(doesn't make dust), durable, and cuts with a regular box cutter. I bet there are other gasket materials in a variety of thicknesses that would handle this job quite well. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> See what's free at http://www.aol.com.</HTML>
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