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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Yup, Avery, That’s the way =
they did
it. Now all I’m asking is how best to cut parallel strips of red =
backing
cloth accurately. I’ve had a few very good suggestions to =
experiment
with. The cloth mustn’t “ruck” when being =
cut…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>=
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G.(UK)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Avery Todd [mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 18 September 2005 =
19:22<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Accurate =
cutting
strips of cloth for Damper backing</span></font><span =
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12.0pt'>Cosmetics? Because that's the way "they" did it????? =
:-)<br>
<br>
Avery <br>
<br>
At 11:33 AM 9/18/05, you wrote:<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>"...it MUST have those red =
backs
sandwiched between the damper felt and the hardwood damper =
heads!"<br>
</span></font> <br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Why?<br>
</span></font> <br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Terry =
Farrell</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=navy
face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks,
Terry, for your suggestions. You’re right! I didn’t mention =
what
type of piano. It’s my S&S ‘A’ … So =
it’s a
grand – and it MUST have those red backs sandwiched between the =
damper
felt and the hardwood damper heads! I’ll bear your suggestions in =
mind
for uprights though, Terry! Thanks for the =
photos!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>From: Farrell [<a
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com" eudora=autourl>
mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</a>] </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>First of all, I have =
another question:
why use backing felt/cloth at all? You don't state if your question =
refers to
vertical or grand dampers. When I build vertical dampers, I felt the =
backs -
you could do the other side the same way for felt/cloth backing =
material. I cut
new wooden backs and simply glue the felt to the wood first, then cut =
the
composite (felt + wood) on the bandsaw. If you are trying to do grand =
dampers,
then this idea wouldn't work. But again, why use backing =
felt/cloth?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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