[pianotech] Balance rail bushings

[Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft]

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From: "John Ross" <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:58 AM
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Balance rail bushings

> I went to one of the free translation sites, and this is what I got for that 
> tool.
> 
> You can mill from resonance ground milling machine RBF 206 with the 
> resonance ground milling machine RBF 206 tears in the resonance ground 
> exactly, uniformly and quickly, on can cement around subsequently the 
> suitable chips. The machine offers following advantages to you: . Adjustable 
> milling machine depth . every tear can, with few exceptions, milled become . 
> milling machine leaf interchangeable.

Sounds like it was translated by a computer!

> 
> John Ross,
> Windsor, Nova Scotia
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Balance rail bushings
> 
> 
> Gregor _ wrote:
>> Getting the old bushings out: I used to use steam, but I heard from
>> collegues that it´s much easier and quicker to use ethyl alcohol
>> (spiritus). Never tried that myself. But they say that subsequent
>> steaming is not necessary. The felt will just dissolve from the wood.
> 
> Try that with Titebond installed bushings.
> 
> 
>> Installing the new felt: thread the felt thorugh the slot between key
>> and key button and push it with a needle from the key balance hole
>> upwards. I apply a thin layer of TiteBond to the felt that is sidewise
>> of the key button and pull the felt from above. I use clamps and no
>> cauls. Look here for these clamps in the catalog (item no. 42.05.00).
> 
> I was instructed to do it this way 35 years ago, and
> discovered immediately just how miserable those clamps are. As
> soon as I could, I made my first set of cauls from aluminum,
> like the 42.05.10, only not double ended. They weren't
> available anywhere I was aware of, so making them was my only
> choice. Still using them, and the other sets I've bought since.
> 
> 
>> http://www.pianoteile.com/kataloge/pdf/Werkzeugkatalog.pdf
> 
> So what's the 40.00.00 with the big teeth on page 2.09? Looks
> lethal, but interesting.
> Ron N
> 
>
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