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

[Chris Solliday]

speaking of staying where you put them, adding a washer to the top of the
Steinway flange seems to keep it more level.
Chris Solliday
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] S&S hammer flange rail material and cheap mylar


> Alan:
>
> I've used just about everything on hammer rails from name board felt, to
> Genuine Steinway hammer rail felt to sandpaper.  I think I've been
> happiest with sandpaper.  Flanges stay where I put them better that way.
> One of our esteemed colleagues used to recommend leaving them naked and
> I've done that too.  Sandpaper is still my favorite.
>
> dp
>
>
> David M. Porritt, RPT
> dporritt at smu.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
> Alan McCoy
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 5:55 PM
> To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
> 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
>
>
> -- Alan McCoy, RPT
> Eastern Washington University
> amccoy at mail.ewu.edu
> 509-359-4627
> 509-999-9512
>
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