Leather key bushings

[Don]

Hi Phil,

Sometimes the front rail pin "travels" towards the player and ends up
rubbing against the wood. Or perhaps it is the balance rail going towards
the strings. In any event check for this before you "squeeze". Best of
Luck! Let us know how it goes.

At 09:58 PM 4/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I've got a job tomorrow easing sticking keys at the front rail pin.  It
>looks like the bushings are leather.  It's a hundred (plus) year old German
>grand piano.  Is there something I should/could do differently than I
>would/should with cloth bushing?  I plan to use a bushing pliers and maybe
>some Protek.
>
>Phil Ryan
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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