Quality upright damper felt blocks

[Lance Lafargue]

John,
Do you use a guillotine cutter or what?  Thanks.  
LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT
LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES
New Orleans Chapter
Mandeville, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: John Dewey <jdent@soltec.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Quality upright damper felt blocks
> Date: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 8:11 PM
> 
> >wonder if it's the felt.  Often times the blocks are not "square".  What
> >felt do you use?
> >
> 
> If you buy the blocks as a strip and not precut then cut them yourself
they
> are much more square. Cut between block 4 and 5 for the first cut then
> between 2 and 3 then between 1 and 2 and between 3 and 4. Continue in
this
> oattern for the whole strip. This way you have the same amount of felt on
> each side of the cut and it doesn't pull from one side. You get squares
not
> trapazoids (spelleing). I use both ASPCO and Shaff. I get Shaff orders in
1
> day but ASPCO takes 2 weeks.
> 
> John Dewey