Rebushing centers method

[Barbara Richmond]

Hi All,

I was having a discussion with a friend about rebushing centers.  We were 
wondering about a more scientific approach to choosing the thickness of the 
cloth and cutting or tearing it to the correct width--my approach, if it 
even qualifies as one, is rather haphazard and it seems to take me forever 
to find the right combination.  It could be that I'm just a klutz.

Has anyone really proven that tearing the cloth is better than cutting it? 
Renner and Steinway sell the cloth already cut, with glue or whatever it is 
on one side--is using it a compromise?  (No, we don't have to get into a 
discussion of Steinway bushing cloth here.)

Why is it that in the (long) past, I didn't seem to have an issue with this 
(maybe that crummy cloth we used was easy to work with?)?  No, you don't 
have to answer this one.

We've looked through the archives, never quite getting the information we've 
wanted.  The information from Renner is good, but doesn't really apply to 
our questions.

Thanks much.

Barbara Richmond, RPT



I'm looking for some finesse here, as Dale Irwin would say, "Know what I 
mean?"  :-)