This is a multipart message in MIME format ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I've been reading this thread on the Steinway double bushing= damper rail bushings. I really dislike them. The last piano I= rebuilt was a 1912 "B" that had the double bushings. I decided= to drill out the holes to a standard size, then plug them and= drill the holes for the single bushings. By the time I drilled= the third hole, the rail split badly. I ordered some new damper= guide rails from Steinway. I think they were fairly cheap (for= Steinway) but I don't remember the actual cost. I ordered them= unbored and got to drill the holes placed right for that piano. = When I finished I decided that replacing the rails was an easier= job than fiddling with the double bushings. One other thing about damper guide rail bushings: I've been= using Steinway's precut bushing cloth for them and it fits very= well (as you might expect). I don't ever glue them in and I= haven't had any trouble with their falling out. That also makes= it MUCH easier when you go to replace them. Have I just been= lucky? dave __________________________________________ David M. Porritt, RPT Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Ed Sutton <ed440@mindspring.com> To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org> Received: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:48:51 -0500 Subject: Steinway double layer bushing cloth To replace the double cloth- Note the seam placements. Test using tapered bushing cloth strips to find the right widths= and thickness. Standard thicknesses of bushing cloth will do, nothing special= needed. Glue the first strip in using spinet hammer shanks as cauls.= (They are finally good for something!) Pull the second strip through without glue. Friction and fuzz= will hold it. Insert bridge pins for sizing cauls and apply shrinking= solution. Let dry 24 hours. Ed Sutton ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/83/da/4b/93/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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