<HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD>
<META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse=
t=utf-8">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff=
f">
<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 1/22/2004 5:27:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, chchrist=
us@earthlink.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue =
2px solid">
<DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT fac=
e="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2>
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEI=
GHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FON=
T face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma=
"> CChristus [mailto:chchristus@earthlink.net] <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WE=
IGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:09 PM<BR><B><SPA=
N style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 'pianotech-bounces@ptg.org'<BR>=
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Stretcher Felt</SPA=
N></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="=
FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1=
0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What can be used to replace the felt strip between =
the very front of the plate and the stretcher, on S&S ‘L=
Grand? What’s in there now is about the same apparent dens=
ity as temperament strip, but brown. Can anything like this be had fro=
m one of the supply houses, or is it only a “Genuine Replacement Par=
t”?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1=
0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Also, it looks like it is partially glued in (on th=
e wood side). If that’s the way to replace it, I guess PVC-E s=
hould do, eh?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1=
0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1=
0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chuck Christus</SPAN></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> Chuck</F=
ONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> Us=
ed to buy waht was called a bellymans kit from American. I believe its still=
avallable from Pianotek. It comes with three differnt thicknesses of felt. =
Sandwich thekm to gether in a way that will fill the often odd shaped gap be=
tween the plate & stretcher.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4></FONT> </=
DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3 FAMILY=
="SERIF" PTSIZE="12">Dale Erwin<BR>Erwins Piano Restorations<BR>4721 Par=
ker Rd, Modesto, Ca. 95357<BR>erwinspiano@aol.com</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>