damper guide rail cloth?

[Jon Ralinovsky]

Hi John,
Why not make new guide rails?  It should be fairly simple to cut off 
the portion of the rail that has the holes and glue a new piece of 
maple on.  It's also a chance to correct the spacing of the damper 
wires, if that is necessary.

Respectfully,
Jon


>I'm rebuilding a 1965 Steinway L with *2* pieces of bushing cloth in the
>damper guide rail. The outer felt is conventional red bushing cloth and
>the inner felt is a soft brown material of unknown composition.
>
>Anyone have a dependable solution for replacing this felt?
>
>John Minor
>University of Illinois

Jon Ralinovsky
Piano Technician
Department of Music
Miami University
513/529-6548