[pianotech] Improvised Key bushing cauls

[Dean May]

Very creative!

 

Dean

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of pianolover 88
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:23 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Improvised Key bushing cauls

 

I usually send keys out to be rebushed, or to have new keytops installed.
But I had just acquired a console that I was going to sell too a local
client, when I discovered about half of the keys bushings had fallen out. I
checked all the other keys and the bushing were intact and looked good, so I
decided to rebush the bad ones myself, but didn't have any cauls. 

I looked around for little objects that that might suffice, and just by
sheer luck, I discovered that vagias plastic elbows were as close to perfect
as it gets! The snap-in end fit right down into the oval key hole, and
compressed the bushing felt with perfect snugness, and after drying, and to
my great relief, resulted in a perfect bushing job! 

And because I have a whole set of elbows, I had more than enough to do all
the bad keys in one go! The elbows are slightly tapered which makes them
snugger the further down they are inserted, and also stop against the
bushing hole since they have a "t" shape about 3/4" up, very similar to
actual cauls.

Cheers,


Terry "UniGeezer" Peterson
"Over 50, and not '2' Tired!" 
 <http://unigeezer.com/> www.unigeezer.com

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