Hi Norm, Are you referring to the larger plastic-like teflon bushing? James Grebe R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis pianoman@inlink.com "Success is not a goal, rather it is a way of life". ---------- > From: Norm Barrett <barre46@ibm.net> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Verdigris > Date: Thursday, February 12, 1998 11:59 PM > > This sounds like a good question. It also sounds like a lot of trouble. Another > solution to this problem has been in the back of my mind for a long time. It > seems to me that it would be easier to accomplish than Susan's suggestion and > certainly more certain. Knock out the old bushings and replace them with the > teflon bushings. Has anyone ever tried this? I cannot see how the verdigris would > ever come back using this method. The labor involved is complicated by having to > remove enough of the birdseye to make room for the teflon bushing but this should > be a permanent solution. > > > Susan Kline wrote: > > > Since the problem arises from sulfuric acid, is there some way to get the > > whole flange and cloth and rail areas more basic? Some little trick with > > baking soda in water and alcohol, for instance? (The alcohol to cut through > > the paraffin...) > > > > If rebushing, for instance, could one wash the cloth thoroughly to remove > > any sulfuric acid mordant, and then rinse in a baking soda solution? Has > > anyone ever tried this? > > > >
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