Bob, You are right, rebushing the sticker rail in your Acrosonic is a straightforeward job, exactly like rebushing the damper guide rail in a grand. The toughest part is ripping the felt strips to *just* the right width. You should have both edges ripped(read fuzzy) as the torn edges will tend to weave together. You should also try to match the thickness of the original felt. Take your long strip(with a point cut in one end) and insert from the bottom of the rail. Drag it through and just before the strip goes out the other side put a small drop of glue and drag it in the hole. (Hide glue is good,white or yellow too.) Trim flush on top with a razor blade. I use a round toothpick to press the new cloth lightly in place until the glue sets. A small nail or anything the same diameter as the sticker pins will do. Sizing... After you reinstall the stickers back in the rail( this is the *really* tough part, hitting 88 holes with 88 moving stickers) I put a small drop of Proteck on each bushing. Works great. The fit need not be snug. Paul Dempsey Marshall University wippen@aol.com
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