[CAUT] key-easing pliers?

[Fred Sturm]

Anyone using Escaine in place of leather for key bushings? It's  
consistent in dimension - don't know how it would size, or react to  
heat or steam. If someone has experimented, I'd like to know how well  
it works.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu



On Jul 19, 2007, at 11:11 AM, A440A at aol.com wrote:

> Mark writes:
>
> <<Since we seem to be rebushing with leather more often, the easing  
> pliers are
>
> getting a bit of use. (Especially when the thickness of a "good"  
> strip of
> leather can vary by
>
> .2mm... or more)>>
>
>
>
> Can anyone offer some "seasoned" recommendations >>
>
> Yes,  you can size the leather to any dimension you like by putting  
> a sanding
> drum in the drill press and anchoring a smooth wooden dowel right  
> next to it.
>  make the distance between them whatever you would like the leather  
> to be and
> while the drum is spinning, pull the leather between the two  
> surfaces.  No
> need to use inconsistant thickness and then make up the  difference  
> by crushing
> wood in the key mortise.
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Ed Foote RPT
> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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