[CAUT] Deskframe Felt

[Garee, Anne E.]

Paul,
We have discovered the black Ecsaine from Pianotek which works very well
for not only desks but lid logs, bumpers, etc.  We've also used it to
cover and/or buffer the trim piece above the plate at the stretcher for
noise abatement.  It is sold by the yard catalog  # FEB-223. 
Anne


Anne Garee, Program Director for Piano Technology
Florida State University College of Music
122 N. Copeland Street
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1180
850-645-7873
agaree at fsu.edu
http://music.fsu.edu/Areas-of-Study/Piano-Technology 

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Paul Milesi, RPT
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 11:17 AM
To: PTG CAUT List
Subject: [CAUT] Deskframe Felt

Can anyone recommend a good felt to replace the messy, disintegrating
stuff
that Young Chang used for deskframes on 12-year-old Weber grands?  We've
got
four of them, and they're making a mess.

A few months back, I had ordered some Steinway deskframe felt, hoping to
use
that.  Nice, but it's not long enough.  I ended up replacing the stuff
on
one piano with very cheap felt, and that was a mistake -- it already
looks
like hell.

I happen to have a 1/4 yard of Schaff High Quality Key Bushing Cloth
#321-1/2 Bulk (Thin), and that looks like it might be good stuff.  Kind
of
expensive, though, for this purpose.  Or is that what's needed to
withstand
years of rubbing?  I was also wondering about some kind of re-stringing
felt, but not being a rebuilder, I'm not familiar with thicknesses, etc.
-- 
Paul Milesi, RPT
Staff Piano Technician
Howard University Department of Music
Washington, DC