Steinway double-bushed damper guide rail?

[Mary Smith]

Hi John,

Varying degrees of success indeed! The last thing I tried, which 
seemed to work well, is this:

1) Use good-quality flange bushing cloth, ripped to width, to be your 
"outer" layer.

2) Find a thin (e.g., nameboard felt) felt to be the inner layer, and 
cut it to proper width. No edges should overlap when this cloth/felt 
is pulled through the hole in the d.g.r. Test fit dry.

3) Tack the felt to the cloth with a very scant trail of glue between 
the two layers (do this with cloth flat, out of the hole). You will 
want to "convince" the layered material to curve (as it will have to 
later, in the d.g.r.) as the glue dries. Don't use too much glue 
here, to avoid clicking later on. Make enough of these strips to do 
both rails.

4) Once this is dry, bush the guide rail, using a small amount of 
white glue to tack it into place, to avoid the unhappy pop-out 
scenario. But again, I like to use scant amounts of glue here, just 
to guard against clicking.

Good luck!

Mary Smith
University of Texas at Austin

>We've had varying degrees of success rebushing these over the years. Short
>of making a new rail does anyone have a favorite system for rebushing
>these?
>
>John Minor
>University of Illinois
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