<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: [CAUT] Steinway Pedal Bushings</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> I just went back to Ed Foote's post and he recommends .054 thickness of cloth which is approximately 1.4 mm.   That thickness from Pianotek should work... David Ilvedson <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> This is a forwarded message From: "David Ilvedson" <ILVEY@SBCGLOBAL.NET> To: caut@ptg.org Received: 10/2/2006 7:57:44 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway Pedal Bushings Pianotek sells buckskin by the square foot in thicknesses from 1.4mm, 1.5mm, 1.8mm & 2.3 mm.   Maybe could suggest what would be the best thickness? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> </DIV> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px">Original message From: "Ken Zahringer" <ZAHRINGERK@MISSOURI.EDU> To: "College and University Technicians" <CAUT@PTG.ORG> Received: 10/2/2006 4:54:47 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway Pedal Bushings </DIV> You guys are so high-tech, it’s scary :-) Seriously, though, thanks for the idea.  I’m going to try out some leather.  On a couple of our more heavily used practice rooms, the cloth will only last a year or two.  I’m also going to look for a burr next time I take that one apart. Thanks, Ken Z. On 10/2/06 5:56 PM, "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px">I have a pair of leather pants from the 70s.   I have a large piece I wrap around my SATIII, from which I remove pieces here and there as needed.   Kind of rough cowhide... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 <HR align=center width="100%" SIZE=3> Ken, </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> (I dunno.) We bought a box of leather scraps from Tandy and there are various sizes, etc. It can’t be too hard/thick or too thin/soft. Not as thick as shoe leather and not as soft as backcheck leather. Bendable but not flimsy… (See! I dunno…)   </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px">Jim Busby Original message From: "Ken Zahringer" To: "College and University Technicians" Received: 10/2/2006 12:40:53 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway Pedal Bushings Hmmm, that’s interesting.  What sort of leather do you use?  Something not too thick, and quite flexible, I suppose.  Would it be something like the gasket leather I get for player pianos & reed organs?  Please elucidate. Thanks, Ken Z. </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px">-- Ken Zahringer, RPT Piano Technician MU School of Music 297 Fine Arts 882-1202 cell 489-7529 </DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>