removing key bushings

[Farrell]

YES! I should have said. I alway install bushings with hot hide glue. Even
if the original was white gook. Only way to go.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: removing key bushings


> Farrell wrote:
>
> >I find they are fairly easy to remove. I soak them with water/alchohol
for
> >some hours, then insert the appropriate sized brass caul chucked into a
> >soldering iron (the Pianotek key easing iron). Go in fairly hot. They
> >generall just fall right out.
> >
> >Terry Farrell
> >
> >
> >
> Good method, tried and true. Works great and lasts a long time.  For
> just about any glue I've seen on bushings.
>
> That said.... hide glue is the appropriate glue for bushings.  Comes out
> easiest of all and makes for a nice easy clean replacement.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>
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