[CAUT] Deskframe Felt

[Fred Sturm]

Yes, same stuff for that purpose. Pianoforte Supply sells it in strips  
for the purpose - over size, so you need to trim it. Looks good  
(assuming you prepare a flat surface to glue it to) and lasts well.  
And Pianotek has it, I forget how offhand, but by the yard is one  
option. I haven't purchased any from Pianotek as I already had a stock  
from Jurgen.
Fred
On Sep 10, 2010, at 9:53 AM, Paul Milesi, RPT wrote:

> Anne & Fred-
>
> I am referring to the length of felt used across the frame piece  
> where the
> bottom of the music actually sits and rubs, not the ends of the  
> frame.  On
> these pianos, it's a flat area about 1-1/2 to 2" wide by 34" long  
> (guessing)
> or so.   Like I said, the Steinway deskframe felt is not long enough.
> Thought about using a couple pieces, end-to-end, but you'll see the  
> seam.
>
> Should it be something other than felt, like leather or ecsaine?   
> What's
> original on there is almost rubbery, but disintegrating.  Ecsaine  
> might
> work.
>
> Paul
> -- 
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>
>
>> From: Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu>
>> Reply-To: <caut at ptg.org>
>> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:32:20 -0600
>> To: <caut at ptg.org>
>> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Deskframe Felt
>>
>> Likewise - very durable. And I would add that application of some
>> powdered teflon is a good idea. They slide much more easily and don't
>> wear as much. Brush McLube on the surface as a non-white alternative.
>> I assume you are referring to the felt at the ends of the frame, that
>> bear on the supports attached to the rim.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Fred Sturm
>> fssturm at unm.edu
>> "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." Twain
>> On Sep 10, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Garee, Anne E. wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>