Rebushing centers method

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Barbara, The cloth strips that Renner sells must be sized with a sizing
tool before they are used in bushing the centerpin hole. This sizing makes
the edge of the bushing cloth frizzy.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Richmond" <piano57 at insightbb.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 9:29 AM
Subject: Rebushing centers method


> 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?"  :-)
>