I generally plan debushing for the end of the day, use Spurlock¹s mortise sizing cauls, and rebush the next morning. I think heating the key to dry it is asking for trouble. Quicker is often better, but not always. JMHO, Ken Zahringer On 5/16/08 10:43 AM, "Paul T Williams" <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I have a quick question for you. How long do you typically let the mortise > sizing cauls sit while the wood dries after steaming out old key bushings? I > usually do this at the end of a day, so they can sit over night, but I'm > wondering if just a couple of hours is enough. I finished de-busing a few > minutes ago and would like to have the whole set re-bushed today, but if you > all think they should still sit for 8-10 hours or more, I'll wait until > Monday. > > Thanks > > Paul T. Williams RPT > Piano Technician > School of Music > 5 Westbrook Bldg. > University of Nebraska > Lincoln, NE 68588 > pwilliams4 at unl.edu -- Ken Zahringer, RPT University of Missouri School of Music -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20080516/8f017e15/attachment.html
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