Stubborn bushings

[Keith Roberts]

I just did that last nite. Persistence was working, but when I got the heat
up a bit they about fell out. Set the iron on a damp cloth strip, right over
the bushing and leave it for 30 secs or when hot . pull off and work fast.
The white glue is alot tougher to remove. What a pain. But ever since Dale
Erwin elevated my shop status to that of "Kimball expert" I don't mind
working those extra hours to make sure the job is done right. This Kimball
is in rare shape. The plastic keytops have yellowed to perfection. A more
even set of nicotine yellow could not be found. Inform the interior
decorator!
Keith R

----- Original Message -----
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: Stubborn bushings


> Dave,
>
> Have you tried steam? And maybe also, if necessary, in conjunction with
the
> "remover"?
>
> Avery
>
> At 04:45 PM 04/03/02 -0600, you wrote:
> >Well, I've never had this much trouble removing key bushings. Just a
> >little water and wall paper remover and they practically fall off. Maybe
a
> >little heat for some, but these are completely fused to the wood. As one.
> >The few I have removed have come off with a thin layer of wood. I dropped
> >the bushing into the solution and after soaking you still couldn't pick
> >the wood apart from the felt.
> >
> >Is there a way to remove these without any wood or am I just going to
have
> >to remove some wood and use thicker bushing cloth?
> >
> >Dave Bunch
>
>
>