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Felt Colour in British Weber Duo-Art Pianola
By Jim Ridgewell

Hi -- I'm restoring a British built type 60 Aeolian Weber Duo-Art
upright Pianola, manufactured in 1923 at Hayes, Middlesex.

Does anyone know the correct colour and shade of felts to use for the
visible areas, such as around the key-slip controls, around the pedals,
along the key slap rail, etc., etc.?  There is some light-ish, lime-ish
green felt interwoven into the lower end of the strings to prevent
resonances, but that is all I have found of any age.

The cabinetwork was a rich dark red Mahogany if that influences things
at all.  Any help or photos would be very welcome!

Many thanks,
Jim Ridgewell


(Message sent Sun 19 Oct 2014, 19:27:27 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

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