Fred- Steam for resizing keybushings was mentioned on CAUT at least 10 years ago. It is SUCH A GOOD TECHNIQUE that I can't understand why it is not common knowledge and practice. It's easy. You can use any kind of steamer. You can hold a damp cloth over the bushing and press a hot iron to it. You can dampen the bushing and shove a heated caul into the key. It is probably the one repair any CAUT can do (no budget needed!) to add and maintain value in a practice piano. (Steam the bushings once a year and you may never need to replace them.) If we are ever going to have a CAUT credential, it should require a steam test!! (Notice I'm not even mentioning steam for restoring wippen cushions, chucking keys, hammers and dampers...) Come on, everybody, don't be afraid, STEAM THOSE KEYBUSHINGS!! Ed Sutton...gone a little crazy, I guess. > The best way to learn this technique, and not be worried about the > result, is to try it next time you have a rebushing job. Just try it on a > section of bushings, running the steam and following with the iron. I > think you'll find that there isn't a lot to worry about. > Regards, > Fred Sturm > University of New Mexico > fssturm at unm.edu > > >
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC