Keith, A little dab of Wallpaper removing solution mixed with water (applied with an artist brush - or smallish brush of your choice) before the steaming process can help speed the process along - especially with tough glues. I use a Steamstress plastic travel iron to shoot the steam down into the mortise. I do the bushing removal and installation with the keys in the key clamp - they never leave the clamp until I'm ready to fit them back on the frame. I use the Spurlock method with hide glue - my stick technique seems to work well, and I don't get glue strings. Glue strings have been a problem for me using hide glue to install hammers, but not for key bushings. Jeff Stickney kpiano wrote: > Barbara, thank you so much for posting that removal method. I do have > problems with the buttons on tough glues. I am just about to do a set of > keys. I'm so glad I opened your post!! > > I use hot hide because it's so universal throughout the piano and I have > devised my recipes and thicknesses to the point it's second nature. It's > like any procedure, you have to practice it enough before it becomes > efficient and consistant. > > Keith Roberts >
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