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face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Why use the stuff? I've been building these
things up using laminate maple veneers for years. It takes a bit of gluing and
sculpting but the result is you get a string that doesn't lie against the plate,
going up to the tuning pin. Sorry I couldn't locate a picture right off. I'll
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jeff Tanner<BR><B>Sent:</B>
May 16, 2007 11:56 AM<BR><B>To:</B> College and University
Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Fiberboard<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>On May 14, 2007, at 5:33 PM, Douglas Wood wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Have any of you figured out where to get the
fiberboard that Steinway uses in the understring felts in front of the
agraffes? They sell one of the 3 thicknesses that they use, but I haven't
been able to persuade them to sell the others. And I haven't come up with
the proper name or search criteria.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">??</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Doug Wood</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">School of Music</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">University of Washington</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>
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<DIV>The fiberboard they use in the understring felts should be part no.
006894. I tried to find an alternate supplier, but no luck. I found something
similar at Lowe's, but not the same.</DIV>
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<DIV>I wasn't aware they used this material in other thicknesses (except in
the sostenuto regulating tool).</DIV>
<DIV>Jeff</DIV><BR><BR>
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<DIV>Jeff Tanner, RPT</DIV>
<DIV>Piano Technician</DIV>
<DIV>School of Music</DIV>
<DIV>University of South Carolina</DIV>
<DIV>Columbia, SC 29208</DIV>
<DIV>(803) 777-4392</DIV>
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