[CAUT] S&S hammer flange rail material and cheap mylar

[Jim Busby]

Alan,

FWIW, Wally Brooks says that the ribbon is used because it has an definite effect on tone. It acts as a sound "absorber", and if you experiment and put the ribbon under a few and sandpaper under others you will notice more "action noise" with the sandpaper. I tried it, and sure enough I heard a difference. I still use sandpaper most the time but you might want to stick with the ribbon, cloth, or whatever the stuff is, according to Wally.

Regards,
Jim Busby BYU



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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Alan McCoy
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 4:55 PM
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Subject: [CAUT] S&S hammer flange rail material and cheap mylar

Hi Folks,

I've used a variety of materials for this application. I'm about to put on
another set of S&F and wanted to hear what other techs are using. I've been
searching the fabric stores to find a good material with no success yet. I'm
thinking wool or cotton with some body to it. The strips from S&S are $8
each. Being cheap, I'd like to be able to do 5 actions for $8 and figure I
can do that if I find the right fabric.

Speaking of finding something cheap. I called around last month to try to
find a roll of Mylar. I called a local graphics supply store and they
happened to have a "damaged" roll of mylar (core was very slightly
flattened) that they would sell to me for $5. The roll is something like 30"
by 150 feet, which would normally sell for more than $100. That's a lot of
bridge patterns! So if you're looking for some mylar, you might search
around for "damaged" rolls. Apparently if the cardboard core is flattened
slightly the roll can't be used in machines.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Alan


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