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Roger asks:
>  I will be rebushing the damper guides, they have a thin black woven inner
>guide felt with a traditional red woven contact felt glued to it,   two
questions. Do you rebush with a heavy bushing
>cloth to compensate, or where can I obtain the two correct thickness of felt?

    I drill out the red felt, leaving the black in place, and then rebush with
the current Steinway rebushing felt.  It is so much easier than any other
approach, and it leaves that factory look to it. 
Regards, 
Ed Foote