[CAUT] Fiberboard

[Paul Chick (Earthlink)]

We use to buy it in several thicknesses from supply houses that sell to
electric motor repair and rewinding shops.  It's a heavy duty insulator as
well as a handy material to pack copper windings in motor stators and
armatures.  I've been out of the business too long to know who you can
contact.  Try googling for electric motor repair and rewinding.  Also look
for shops that rebuild transformers.  You may be able to get it in small
amounts from the shops instead of the supply houses.

 

Paul C

 

Subject: Re: [CAUT] Fiberboard

 

Why use the stuff? I've been building these things up using laminate maple
veneers for years. It takes a bit of gluing and sculpting but the result is
you get a string that doesn't lie against the plate, going up to the tuning
pin. Sorry I couldn't locate a picture right off. I'll look again later.

 

Del

 

 

Subject: Re: [CAUT] Fiberboard

 

On May 14, 2007, at 5:33 PM, Douglas Wood wrote:





Have any of you figured out where to get the fiberboard that Steinway uses
in the understring felts in front of the agraffes? They sell one of the 3
thicknesses that they use, but I haven't been able to persuade them to sell
the others. And I haven't come up with the proper name or search criteria.

 

??

 

Doug Wood

School of Music

University of Washington

 

 

The fiberboard they use in the understring felts should be part no. 006894.
I tried to find an alternate supplier, but no luck. I found something
similar at Lowe's, but not the same.

 

I wasn't aware they used this material in other thicknesses (except in the
sostenuto regulating tool).

Jeff

 



Jeff Tanner, RPT

Piano Technician

School of Music

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC 29208

(803) 777-4392

 





 

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