alex_holden Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 It's a shame piano bushing felt is usually a garishly bright scarlet red with white fibres visible on the edge. Before I found Hainsworth Doeskin (100% wool) I attempted to dye piano bushing cloth black, and it didn't work well because the white part is a synthetic fibre that doesn't absorb wool dye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Thanks for this tip Alex. I see they do black, so I'll get some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerT Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Yes, thanks both. In fact I have some black fabric bought about 30 yrs ago from a haberdashery and used in my long ago abandoned dark room. It's about the right thickness so at the moment that’s what I use. I am curious about the doeskin so I might give that a go… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Tedrow Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I get mine from a piano supply house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Crossland Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I sourced a black woven felt called Melton ME313 from Hainsworth some years back, not sure it's still available. It's 1mm thick and coloured all the way through but works well as long as you are prepared to ream out the holes if required. It isn't as easy to work with as the scarlet felt, much more difficult to see what you are doing, for one thing.... https://www.hainsworth.co.uk/collections/melton/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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