I had this job last year, and my solvent of choice is watered down formula 409. But I'm sure there are other treatments that work well. I wouldn't pull any of the felt off first, it just seems to make the part dry out faster reducing the effect of the removal fluid. The only place I've been able to find good vertical back-check felt is from Jurgen at Piano Forte Supply. I replaced the catcher leather with Eskaine from Pianotek. This may sound cheezy, but I've had great luck with glue stick for gluing on catcher leather. Since this is application doesn't require high strength, I'm not worried about it coming off. Once its dried it feels very secure. It doesn't soak into the material, its easy to manipulate the manipulate the material for a minute or two to get it centered, its easy to apply, and its non toxic. If you get hungry, you can eat it just like we did in preschool! For the back check felt I like hot hide glue. Have fun! Is the reason you are replacing it due to noise? That's the problem my client's piano had. Really clicky all throughout. That combined with the fact that the hammers had not been properly laquered made for a really awful combination - clicky and too soft at the same time. It was a fun job because without too much work the piano was transformed and the people were super happy and felt that they got a real bargain! I did insist on having the piano in my shop. > > > John Dorr wrote: > > Hi, > > I've got a job replacing ALL catcher leathers and backcheck felts in a > Steinway vertical . . . > > -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090727/f769e05b/attachment.htm>
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