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Valve Facing Material
By Don Teach

Bill Maguire wrote in 110224 MMDigest, "I want to buy neoprene material
to make my own valve facings. ... I'm guessing I would want a closed 
cell, something resilient (memory) made with quality."

No!  That [sponge neoprene] is a poor choice of material for anything
to do with a player piano.  It either dries up and leaks or gets gooey
and sticks.  Been there, done that.

Use leather -- cow leather. 

Don Teach - Shreveport Music Co.
Shreveport, Louisiana

(Message sent Fri 25 Feb 2011, 18:08:01 GMT, from time zone GMT-0600.)

Key Words in Subject: Facing, Material, Valve

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