Sauter vertical

[Elian Degen J.]

I have never seen Sauter with corks !!!...

But if it is, I would go for leather. I have done several jobs in old pianos
using leather and it works fine.

Elian

----- Original Message -----
From: david c. brown <dcbrown@mail.utexas.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 7:58 AM
Subject: Sauter vertical


> List;
>
> A local colleague presented an interesting problem at our meeting this
> week. He is working on an older Sauter vertical ( I do not know age or
> model at this time. Perhaps 15 - 25 years old ) and the task is to bush
the
> keys. The problem is that the original key bushings were made of cork (yes
> cork ) disks inserted in round mortices at both the front and balance
> rails. Imagine a hole about the size if a dime in the key button. The cork
> has now deteriorated and is in fact gone from most of the keys.
> Has anyone seen such an arrrangement and / or replaced said bushings? Some
> suggestions at the meeting were leather or dense felt to replace them.
Many
> thanks.
>
> David
>
> David C. Brown RPT
> Staff Piano Technician
> School of Music
> The University of Texas at Austin
> mailto:dcbrown@mail.utexas.edu
>
>
>