Steinway Key Bushings

[Jon Page]

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I was thinking of the same thing recently. My version would be
to drill with a mortise chisel and fit felt covered shoulders in. The
shoulders could be made in a strip with the cloth attached and cut
to length on a bandsaw. 

But I would not doubt it if Bill Spurlock already has something for this.

Jon Page

At 12:35 AM 5/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Just happen to be rebushing a badly mistreated set of Steinway keys.  Older
>model (angled capstans) that was rebushed recently (by someone else) using
>plastic resin glue.  Of course, this type of glue does not re-hydrate but
>rather turns into a bubble-gum-like mess when steamed.  Removing these
>bushings damages the mortices which are now so wide only the thickest
>bushing cloth works with the 0.162 (balance) and 0.146 (front) cauls.  The
>front mortice shoulders are completely gone.
>
>Anyone ever reconstruct damaged key mortices?  Is quality key button
>material available for this size of keypin?  I presume the piano would be
>worth the cost of attempting this.
>
>Regards,
>
>Stan Kroeker
>Registered Piano Technician
>
>Kroeker & Sons Piano Experts
>59 Quiring
>Winnipeg, Manitoba
>Canada  R2G 1Y5
>
>www.pianoexperts.mb.ca
>  
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