Dear list- Thanks to all who responded. I will advise my colleague of the assorted suggestions. David At 8:08 PM -0500 6/18/99, JIMRPT@AOL.COM wrote: >In a message dated 6/18/1999 2:00:42 PM, you wrote: > ><<>David; >> How thick are the cork inserts? >>Jim Bryant (FL) > >List and Jim- > >Approximately 5 mm or so. My friend said the pins are very small.>> > >David; > Cork this thick will'probably' have to come from an indutrial supply house I >think. Even if they have a good quality of cork I think that tearing it while >punching 'could' be a significant problem......if you dedecide to go the cork >route I would punch the small(pin) hole first and then the larger insert >sized hole. Another possibility is to use two layers of thinnner cork, this >is available from Home Depot, school supply houses etc.. This 'might' be the >better choice anyway as you could alternate the grain patterns and thereby >tend to make a stronger insert. > I believe I personally would go the leather route due to greater forgivness >of working with leather than cork. > >Good luck and let us know what you end up doing and how it turned out.... >Jim Bryant (FL) David C Brown RPT Staff Piano Technician School of Music The University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas 78712 1-512-471-0158 mailto:dcbrown@ mail.utexas.edu
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