Understring Felt and Stringing Felt (Braid)

[Farrell]

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Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon Holley" <gholley@hi-techhousing.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: Understring Felt and Stringing Felt (Braid)


> Thank you Newton.  Now to find the correct blade or knife to cut the 
> angle on the felt.  I assume that Schaff would have the recommended 
> knife?. Regards, Gordon
> On 25 Jul 2002 at 12:42, Newton Hunt wrote:
> 
> > Re: bass felt.  You will need to know how much bearing you have.  If you
> > have extra bearing then you can replace this felt.  Using a rubber
> > mallet you can "hammer" the felt over the pins.  If you are low on
> > bearing leave this felt out.
> > 
> > Weave the tail ends to quiet them.
> > 
> > Felt between pins and bear bar is optional but I would put it in to
> > quiet the segments.  Use felt, rather dense like bachcheck felt that is
> > no more than 1 mm higher than the bar.  But the felt at a angle _/ so it
> > snuggles up to the bar and the cut provides relief so there is no abrupt
> > change in height.
> > 
> > Newton
> > 
> > Gordon Holley wrote:
> > > 
> > > List.  I'm rebuilding a Starr 5' Grand and have questions regarding
> > > the felt application that WAS used in this piano in 1936 and should I
> > > do anything different today.  I'm having Danny at G.C. Piano,
> > > Scarsborough, Ont., make new bass strings and is rescaling the tenor
> > > and treble.  The strings should be in hand in about a week so I've
> > > got time to order additional felt if needed.
> > > Question 1.  There was no stringing felt, interwoven, used in the non-
> > > speaking lengths of the bass strings between the bass bridge and the
> > > hitch pins. However, there was understring felt, with holes punched
> > > in for the hitch pins, the full length of the bass mono and bi-chord
> > > strings.  Should I now use stringing felt in this position?
> > > Queston 2.  There was no understring felt on the tuning pin side of
> > > the front bearing bar in the non-speaking length, between the bar and
> > > the pins.  I've seen other grands with this application where the
> > > felt, approx. 1/2" width, was snugged up to the side of the bearing
> > > bar.  Again should I now use a felt here in this position.
> > > Would these two felt applications, if felt was now inserted, have an
> > > adverse effect on the sound.
> > > I must admit, this is my first attempt of this magnitude, and I'm
> > > learning.  I've refinished the soundboard, have new hammers and
> > > shanks in hand to install, new pin and bushings to install, new
> > > damper wire guide rail bushings do do yet,  refinished the plate with
> > > Steinway Gold and topcoat in on the way, new pedal rods, plate bolts
> > > polished with a coat of lacquer applied.
> > > Many list members have contributed to the steps with suggestions,
> > > hints, and material sources, and many have said on the list, "If you
> > > can't find the answer, just ask and we'll help".  Well, I'm asking
> > > for some additional help.  And hopefully, being a new born of 18
> > > months, I won't get "Boo'd out of the class" for asking, what the
> > > more experienced ptg members would consider as, such an elemental
> > > question.
> > > And, this is addressed to other "newbees" out there, "Stay the
> > > course, don't be afraid to ask questions, and study and practice over
> > > and over 'till you get it right".
> > > I thank you all for your contributions in advance. Respectfully,
> > > Gordon Holley, Goshen, Indiana.
> 
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