Leather key bushings

[Don]

Hi Terry,

I don't know. But I do know I have occaisionally found a piano where the
sluggishness was caused by friction at that location.

At 06:01 AM 4/2/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>How could the front rail pin "travel" twoard the player?
>
>Terry Farrell
>  
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 11:13 PM
>Subject: Re: Leather key bushings
>
>
>> 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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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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