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At 04:53 PM 7/18/2005 -0700, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>Philip
said: "</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">I thought I'd try
bushing felt, but it's a bit thicker. Any <br>
suggestions?"<br>
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Joe:<br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="Times New Roman, Times">Philip,</font><br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Use thinner bushing cloth!<G>
Seriously, which felt are you referring to? The damper lift felt; the
damper wedge backing felt or the damper groove
felt?</font><font face="arial" size=2></blockquote><br>
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</font>I assumed he meant the damper lifter felt, where the spoons and
the pedal rod rub. I prefer woven action cloth to unwoven felt for this,
because it doesn't glaze as easily. The rotary cutter and the big green
mat (with a good straightedge) can cut the cloth to size easily enough,
and action cloth comes in a lot of thicknesses. What I tend to do is to
cut a thin, long strip the width of the damper lever, then cut it into
segments about six or eight inches long. I line them all up in a tidy
square, and then lay a couple of strips of "magic" transparent
Scotch tape on them. This keeps them in line while I cut the other
dimension. Glue where the old glue was, of course, which is at the ends.
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Susan<br>
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