no damper felt backing

[Newton Hunt]

The purpose os the red felt is to act as a universal joint, flexing in
any direction needed and to help suppress string vibration.

First put glue on the wood head and lay a piece of felt onto the glue. 
After that has dried the felt can be trimmed with a very sharp blade.

Next put glue on the white felt and apply the felt to the red felt.

Putting glue on the wood and the white felt doesn't allow that much glue
to penetrate the red felt thereby keeping it''s universal joint
abilities.

But you have to have really sharp blades to trim the felt.

		Newton

Tvak@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> List,
> 
> Still searching for damper felts for an old no-name piano ("rose by any other
> name").  The only ones I can find that are narrow enough have no red felt
> backing.
> 
> OK... What's the purpose of that red felt backing anyway?  I'm going to buy
> these felts, because they'll fit, but I'm curious as to the negative factors
> of having damper felts that are not backed.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Tom Sivak