<html> <font size=3>At 11:05 AM 01/11/2000 -0200, you wrote:<br> >Jon Page wrote:<br> ><br> ><br> >> [...]My experience has been that felt in this area creates a<br> >> considerable<br> >> amount of friction[...]<br> ><br> >I recover the felt-covered cardboard bearings in said brand with acrylic<br> >felt which does not absorb moisture like the original wool, to prevent<br> >an increase of friction across the bearing due excessive string rust.<br> ><br> >Clark<br> > <br> <br> That's a good idea but still there is the length of wire creating drag.<br> <br> </font><br> <div>Jon Page,   piano technician</div> <div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div> <div><a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a></div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </html>