/steinway B

[Fenton Murray]

I tried to plug and re-drill a guide rail recently and had some real 
problems as I redrilled the plug and had the paper thin walls of my plugs 
come apart. So that you might have better success, here are my methods that 
did not work. I used poplar and tight bond. If I were to do this again ( I 
won't because it's so easy to make a new cap for a guide rail) I would use 
maple plugs, I would be very careful in my drilling to create a nicely 
machined hole with out splitting the rail, and I would use epoxy. Hope this 
can help you avoid repeating my mistakes.
Fenton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 3:07 AM
Subject: /steinway B


> Hi Les,
>
> I'd plug and redrill so as to use single layer felt. I'd also have a good 
> look at how close the whole set is to developing the same symptom. Could 
> be a great way to gain some experience in doing this kind of thing. Even 
> just replacing the entire bass guide rail would be good experience.
>
> That said... a simple plug for one guide hole is pretty easy to manage 
> without dismantling too much.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>
>
>    I have a customer with a B. (Nice to know isn't it...........) The
>    first damper after the first break is constantly clacking. I managed
>    a temporary fix which lasted about six months, but it's back to
>    noise making.  I'm of limited experience with such things, don't
>    have any double-layered felt, and would appreciate means by which
>    others have
>    solved this little problem. thanks much
>    les bartlett
>
>
>