[CAUT] Action Rail Flange Cloth

[Mccoy, Alan]

The last several rails I have used string braid covered with beeswax that has been thinned with turpentine. Heat the wax to melt it, add a bit of TRPS (TRPS is the much-welcomed, less-smelly replacement for real turpentine) to thin the wax. Put the braid on the rail, and brush on the wax. Work fast. I've done it without the turpentine, but it was too thick for my taste.

Alan McCoy


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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:25:51 -0700
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David:

That's a reasonable thing to do which I have simply never found it necessary to do, but now will consider it to be in my arsenal of tricks. Thanks. And I should have said, "...is supposed to hold to flange in position...". :-)


Paul

In a message dated 9/25/2009 1:21:56 P.M. Central Daylight Time, dporritt at mail.smu.edu writes:



Paul:



You said "The  shape of the flange holds the flange in position."  The shape of the flange sometimes holds the  flange out of position which makes us do strange things to align the  hammers in a given piano (gentle forcing the flange where it doesn't want to  go, cross papering, etc.)  When I have used sandpaper or emery cloth,  I've found that it helps this alignment (however you force it) to stay put  better.



dp





David M. Porritt,  RPT

dporritt at smu.edu <mip://01af4ad8/dporritt@smu.edu>






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The  purpose of the felt is to reduce impact noise in the rail. The shape of the  flange holds the flange in position. Sandpaper would be, probably,  inappropriate?







P








In a  message dated 9/25/2009 1:06:38 P.M. Central Daylight Time, reggaepass at aol.com  writes:


Anybody  use sandpaper for this application?







Alan  Eder


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Paul:







We  used to use the Steinway provided black adhesive backed tape. Why pay the  price. The adhesive-backed brown nameboard felt available from any of the  other major vendors is quite inexpensive and does the same  thing.







P








In  a message dated 9/25/2009 12:34:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time, pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu  writes:


Hi  All,

What do you all use for action rail flange cloth, or do you  just get some from Steinway or wherever...?

This L I'm working on  is in bad shape. I took the old hammer flanges off today and the cloth  underneath literally disolved in my hands into dust.  Has anyone used  stringing braid cloth?

Thanks
Paul

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