Terry, I'm glad your bushing job went so well! Fun, isn't it? >Just reporting in following my first key bushing job and use of hot hide >glue! Just started yesterday installing the first few keys (testing for felt >punching thickness, new action regulation, etc.). WOW! I used the Bill >Spurlock method and materials to do the bushings. Wowie Zowie! These keys >fit perfectly. > >I had several key bushing jobs done locally, with ho-hum results - bushings >too tight (needed MAJOR easing) and little wings hanging off the key bottom >causing irregular dip characteristics (needed a lot of trimming, etc.). My My suggestion to take care of the 'little wings' is to run the keys over your router table with a 3/8" bit, taking out a chunk right over the front rail mortise. This gives a space for the bushing cloth to sit without interfering with key dip. If you look at most pianos made in the last 10 years or so, they all have this feature - Yamaha and Kawai have been doing it for some time. It only takes a few minutes to run all the keys through, although you have to change the fence setting going from the sharps to the naturals. Respectfully, Jon Jon Ralinovsky Piano Technician Department of Music Miami University 513/529-6548
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