<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" =
xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" =
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; =
charset=windows-1252">
<meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document>
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 9">
<meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 9">
<link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C1E09E.CE57CE00">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind>
<w:EnvelopeVis/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>6 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Kunstler Script";
panose-1:3 3 4 2 2 6 7 13 13 6;
mso-font-charset:0;
mso-generic-font-family:script;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;
mso-font-charset:0;
mso-generic-font-family:swiss;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:16792199 0 0 0 65791 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.MsoAutoSig, li.MsoAutoSig, div.MsoAutoSig
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
span.EmailStyle15
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;
mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;
mso-header-margin:.5in;
mso-footer-margin:.5in;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 =
color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wi=
m, <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 =
color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><!=
[if =
!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 =
color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It=
seems
you get the discussion going on most any =
subject.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 =
color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><!=
[if =
!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 =
color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I =
have had
the very experience that you are mentioning.<span style="mso-spacerun: =
yes">
</span>I have not had any difficulty in pulling them out once the glue =
is
loose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span =
style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>I have tried many methods through the years. <span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A local old-timer whom has since =
passed away
used to fold a thick cloth in to a strip that would cover the bushings, =
wet it,
wring it out, lay it over the bushings or other felt to be removed, then =
set a
hot iron on top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I can =
already hear the
questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Won’t this =
cause the button
or other glued things to come loose?<span style="mso-spacerun: =
yes">
</span>Yes if the steam is left on too long.<span style="mso-spacerun: =
yes">
</span>This same method is good for removing keytops as well. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 =
color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><!=
[if =
!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><!--[if supportFields]><span =
class=EmailStyle15><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span =
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>AUTOTEXTLIST \s "E-mail =
Signature" <span
style='mso-element:field-separator'></span></span></font></span><![endi=
f]--><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>Lonnie =
Young</span></font><b><font size=5
color=navy face="Kunstler Script"><span =
style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Kunstler =
Script";color:navy;mso-color-alt:windowtext;
font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><!--[if supportFields]><span =
class=EmailStyle15><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span =
style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span></font></span><![endif]--><=
span
class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
color=black
face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> owner-caut@ptg.org
[mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf =
Of </span></b>Wimblees@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April =
10, 2002
11:51 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech@ptg.org;
caut@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Kawai =
bushings</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
color=black
face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I am
trying to rebush the balance rail of a 30 year old Kawai Studio. The =
bushing
are folded under the button. What is the trick to get the felt out from =
under
the button? <br>
<br>
Wim </span></font><font color=black><span =
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>