<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Because our modern piano builders = choose/chose to use glues that sped up production, but are next to impossible to remove = with conventional means, (ie.heat, moisture, etc.), the only way I've found = that works is brute force! First, I "peal" the majority of the felt off. = Next, I go to my 1"X42" vertical sander and SAND the remaining felt off, down to = bare wood. The main problem with this, is that you have to be VERY accurate with = this technique, else you'll have head surfaces that are not square with the = sides. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If someone can come up with something = less traumatic, I definately would like to know what it is!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>