Key End Felt

[Brian Trout]

Howard Grands were built for Baldwin by Kawai from 1965 - 1980.  I don't
know anything before that.

FWIW.

Brian Trout
Quarryville, PA
btrout@desupernet.net


----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Henselman <musicmasters@worldnet.att.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: Key End Felt


> Was Kawai really building Howards in 1930?  Sounds way too early.
>
> -Brian Henselman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avery Todd <atodd@UH.EDU>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: Friday, October 22, 1999 12:16 PM
> Subject: Key End Felt
>
>
> List,
>
>    Got a question for you. Yeah, I know. What else is new? :-) I'm
> sending this from the school while it's on my mind but I'm not
> subscribed from here. Andy said it should work, so I'm trying it.
>    I have a Howard No. 550 #217591 (1930 according to Pierce) in
> the shop right now to repin the damper underlever assembly. It had
> some of the tightest flanges I've ever seen. It looked kind of like
> the plating problem Susan has mentioned.
>    Anyway, it's one of those Kawai built pianos (I'm assuming) that
> has no key end felt to lift the dampers but has soft felt glued onto
> the underside of each damper lever assembly.
>    What I'm wondering is if anyone has ever removed that felt and
> installed regular key end felt onto the keys? I'm considering doing
> that since I already have everything apart anyway. If so, are there
> any pitfalls I need to watch out for? It seems like it would be much
> more stable.
>    I have some firm green Renner felt that seems to be about the right
> thickness. I'll probably test one or two, just to make sure but it
> seems to me that the only problem it would cause, even if it _is_ too
> thick, is to have to cut a little off the end of the damper wire.
>    Am I missing anything? Any thoughts, warnings, etc.?
>    Thanks.
>
> Avery
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