[pianotech] Steingraeber & Sohns leather key bushings

Noah Frere noahfrere at gmail.com
Wed Aug 12 20:16:16 MDT 2009


I've never tried this, but I've heard it works well I believe on felt
bushings: stick a needle into the bushing parallel to the inside mortise
edge. This will puff out the bushing just a little. I imagine 'twould work
on leather as well.
Anyone please correct me if this is misguided advice,

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Andrew Anderson <anrebe at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a late 30s student piano (a0 to a7) traded into the store for piano
> lessons.  The piano case shows some of the age, but when I got into it I was
> surprised at how well made it is.  It tunes up beautifully and plays great
> with a regulation close to the strings allowing very fine dynamic control.
>
> I'm wondering if the leather front key bushings are original?  I wouldn't
> mind if they were a little tighter.  Is there an acceptable way to
> "rejuvenate" leather in the context of a keypin?
>
> Andrew Anderson, Artisan Piano
>
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