Thanks, Dad!

[bases-loaded@juno.com]

Alan -

You should use woven felt, instead of pressed.  I am not near my Schaff
catalog, but I believe the stuff I have used for years is called
"understring felt", and is #302R.  I will try to remember to check later
today and correct this if I am wrong.  BTW, a 1/4" chisel works great for
removing this felt.

Mark Potter
bases-loaded@juno.com
  
On Mon, 26 May 2003 21:04:08 -0500 <tune4u@earthlink.net> writes:
> 1st, The mystery:
> 
> Refinishing my piano, 1920 Geo. Steck (un petit piano à queue).
> 
> Removing felt insert from each of the two pieces that are the end 
> boards of
> the music shelf assembly (upon which the desk/shelf slides in and 
> out).
> 
> Soaked in water/wallpaper remover. One popped right out. The other 
> tore to
> shreds and wouldn't budge.
> 
> Why would these behave so differently when both are originals and 
> everything
> looked identical? Never mind, I don't really care. It's just one of 
> those
> weird things that make life interesting.
> 
> 2nd The discovery:
> 
> Dad was no "Tim, the Tool Man" but I inherited what he had. For some 
> odd
> reason, he owned a large, heavy-duty electric soldering iron. I 
> grabbed that
> sucker, got it hot, ran it up and down that soggy channel till I 
> could smell
> hot, 85-year-old wool and was then able to remove the felt--still 
> not
> easily. (Wish I'd thought of the iron before I picked at the felt so 
> much.)
> 
> 3rd The question:
> 
> What is a source for this kind of felt? The pieces were 1 1/8" wide, 
> a
> little thicker than thick key bushing cloth, but not as thick as 
> spring rail
> cloth.
> 
> The only thing Schaff lists that might work is a piece of thick, 
> uncut
> nameboard felt.
> 
> Alan Barnard
> Steaming Sheep in Salem, MO
> 
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