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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I do know the Steinway stringing felt bundles come
with adhesive backed cloth. It's pricey, but its also precut for each
model. Saves a lot of time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeff</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dporritt@mail.smu.edu href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">Porritt,
David</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:38
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Tuning Pin Questions,
self adhesive nameboard felt</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">I can’t really say that it was
“nameboard felt” but it was felt with self stick something attached. All
of the bushings came off cleanly with no felt or glue left on the button and
the felt that came off had a definite layer or …..I don’t know how to describe
it but it was remarkably like any self stick product. When I do the
other M that we got at the same time I’ll pay more attention to it. Of
course I’m sure it came out of the Kluge plant.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">dave<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">David M. Porritt,
RPT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Fred
Sturm<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:54 AM<BR><B>To:</B> College
and University Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Tuning Pin Questions,
self adhesive nameboard felt<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hi Dave,<o:p></o:p></P>
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</SPAN>This sounds very strange. I have a 3-4 year old M at UNM, and it has
normal key bushings. I think that in manufacture of key buttons, they tend to
use a cloth with heat sensitive glue pre-applied, and then heated cauls
activate the glue. If there was a malfunction where the cauls weren't hot
enough, or not given enough time, maybe you'd get something similar to what
you describe, a cloth with a fairly thick glue "backing" sitting in the key
button mortise. Except that the material would be felted cloth, not the
nameboard stuff, which isn't woven and isn't very
dense. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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</SPAN>Could this be the case? I simply can't imagine any piano (or key
button) manufacturer using self adhesive nameboard felt in this application.
Well, I guess I can imagine it, but it seems pretty
unlikely.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'">Regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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Sturm<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'">University
of New Mexico<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'"><A
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<P class=MsoNormal>On Jul 9, 2008, at 4:56 AM, Porritt, David
wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">These were the original
factory bushings. Same self-stick felt on all buttons though the guide
rail bushings were “normal”. This piano is in a practice room for piano
majors. Four years is not unusual to need bushings in that case.
Those pianos are played long and hard – especially hard! We have another
M purchased at the same time but I haven’t rebushed that one yet. I’m
sure I will soon.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">dp</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">David M. Porritt,
RPT</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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href="dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><A
href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org">caut-bounces@ptg.org</A> [<A
href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org">mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org</A>]<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>On Behalf Of<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN></B>Kendall Ross
Bean<BR><B>Sent:</B><SPAN class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Tuesday,
July 08, 2008 7:13 PM<BR><B>To:</B><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A><BR><B>Subject:</B><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>[CAUT] Tuning Pin Questions, self
adhesive nameboard felt</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Dave~</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">A 4
year old Steinway M? Self stick nameboard felt? Were those the original
factory bushing in the keybuttons?</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Or
had it been previously rebushed.....? </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Or
were there two kinds of felt on the keybutton?</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">(Its
just hard to believe keys would have been rebushed within the first four
years...</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Kendall:<BR><BR><BR><BR>You
asked how many still use self stick nameboard felt. This summer
I<BR>rebushed the front and balance rail bushings on a 4-year old Steinway
M<BR>and while the guide pin bushings were traditional, the felt on the
key<BR>buttons was clearly self-stick felt! It was the exact same stuff
as the<BR>nameboard felt. Fortunately it came off well - the sticky
stuff stuck<BR>to the felt not the button - but I had certainly never seen
that before!<BR><BR><BR><BR>dave<BR><BR><BR><BR>David M. Porritt,
RPT<BR></SPAN><SPAN
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