Stubborn Bushings inquiry

[Dave Bunch]

Thanks to all for the suggestions. I found that if I turned up the iron and
got them really hot, and worked quickly, I could get them off with minimum
damage. I could have rebushed most keys in the time it took to remove these.
These were the original bushings and I don't know what kind of adhesive was
used, but they were very gummy when heated up.

Dave Bunch
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:52 PM
Subject: Stubborn Bushings inquiry


> The likelyhood is that those bushings were installed with some kind of
> "Thermal-set" type glue. Try jus heat. I rigged an olde style soldering
iron
> with a piece of round brass stock with the end ground to the configuration
> of the bushing hole. Put the whole thing on a rheostat, to control the
heat,
> and voila'. It pretty much scorches the bejeebers out of the olde cloth,
but
> who cares as long as it doesn't pull wood with it.
> regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
>
>