<!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 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Farrell and List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This looks identical to the damper = felts I get from Fletcher & Newman - "Best French Damper Felt"  - pre-cut and = stitched and a real joy to use. I wonder what Andre and his Wurzen felt will come = up with? You are lucky indeed to have Jurgen as a supplier!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 09, 2005 = 12:59 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Upright Damper = Felt</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just thought some of you might be = interested in what Jurgen Goering @ Piano Forte Supply has to offer in the area of = upright damper felt.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Piano is a 1938 Chickering studio = (you've seen 'em - the ones with the beautiful fancy cabinets with the top fronts = that are almost impossible to figure out how to remove).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the picture below, you can see the = treble felt - separate pieces like on a grand. Also shown in the five bicord tenor = dampers I made from his felt and the two types (bicord and monocord) of bass = dampers I bought from him (close-ups below). (Damn, that's not a rum & coke = in that cup.....)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 = src="cid:004601c5845c$2191fb40$d4b04354@MICHAEL" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Close-up of monocord bass ready-made = damper (left), bicord ready-made damper (next to left) and five bicord tenor = dampers that had to be custom made (by me) from felt supplied by Jurgen. (I = haven't glued them on yet because I haven't gone back to the piano yet - next Monday.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 = src="cid:004701c5845c$2191fb40$d4b04354@MICHAEL" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Close-up of the plain-wire = dampers in the area of the tenor/treble break.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 = src="cid:004801c5845c$2191fb40$d4b04354@MICHAEL" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll report back on how they perform. = They sure look good!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>High resolution images are available = upon request.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think it is a pretty cool idea. A = little extra work, but not too bad. Let's see how they perform (I expect good things).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey, check out them hammers - nothing = a vigorous attack with 60-grit couldn't straighten out!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>