[CAUT] Wool string braid

[Susan Kline]

Maybe ten or fifteen years ago I got simply lovely pure wool 
stringing braid, in scarlet and in royal blue, with the twill weaving 
pattern similar to the cotton stuff we usually use. I believe it was 
carried by Pianotek. I should have gotten more of it. It is very 
similar to the old stuff found in good grands from a century ago.

Susan Kline

At 06:44 PM 8/18/2008, Norm wrote:
>Fred
>
>You asked about wool string braid.  I have been using strips of 
>Billiard cloth for the last several years for both understring felt 
>and string braid.  It is a wool/polyester blend, about 80 -20 I 
>believe.  It is available in a variety of colors which makes it easy 
>to match old style belly cloth.  It is much less expensive than 
>bushing cloth and has a very similar appearance.  It tends to be 
>thinner than medium bushing cloth but it performs very similarly.  I 
>usually tear it into strips.  It is available at billiard supply 
>companies.  If you can find a shop that has remnants it can be quite 
>reasonably priced.  I got about two and a half yards of scarlet a 
>while back for about $10.00 because it was the end of the bolt and 
>it was the last of the color dye match; not enough for an entire 
>pool table.  It also performs well on the ends of music desks.  I 
>especially like the maroon for stringing pianos from the 20's and 30's.
>
>Norman Cantrell
>Cameron Unversity, Oklahoma City University