[pianotech] Key Bushing Job

[Matthew Todd]

The piano is an upright.
 
Yes, I received the cauls in the mail today of the appropriate size.  Not to mention my very own set of key clamps!
 
I will also be doing my first attempt at hot hide glue .
 
I was asking about the key frame in case there was a way to check my bushing work.  But it sounds like I won't be able to since the action won't be there so I can check the tightness of the balance rail bushings.


TODD PIANO WORKS 
Matthew Todd, Piano Technician 
(979) 248-9578
http://www.toddpianoworks.com

--- On Tue, 7/21/09, J Patrick Draine <jpdraine at gmail.com> wrote:


From: J Patrick Draine <jpdraine at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Key Bushing Job
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 12:16 AM


Not "absolutely" necessary, but if it's a grand, take the keyframe to
yr shop. That way you can do a perfect key easing (if the rebushing
wasn't 110% perfect, which is seldom the case) in the shop, rather
than in front of the impatient customer.
You do have  Spurlock (or brass or aluminum) Cauls of the appropriate thickness?
Patrick Draine, back from GR

On Monday, July 20, 2009, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net> wrote:
> I have a key bushing job coming up.  I will be removing the keys and taking them to my shop to work on, and I had a couple questions.
>
> 1)  Is it necessary to take the keyframe with me?
> 2)  What is an efficient way to remove all the keys and prepare them for transport?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
> TODD PIANO WORKS
> Matthew Todd, Piano Technician
> (979) 248-9578
> http://www.toddpianoworks.com <http://www.toddpianoworks.com/>
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