<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I guess I've lived a blessed life, but I have only had to deal with a tough glue once.  Initially, they didn't seem to want to come out with just steam.  Someone told me to soak (alcohol, or alcohol & water, or wall paper remover & water?) the bushings out, I tried it, but I couldn't get the timing of it right.  Either I didn't wait long enough, or I waited too long (if there's a catch, I'll always find it).  Plus, I didn't like the staining of the key button.  Eventually I again hauled out the steam set up.  Maybe they came out because they had had a "pre-soak."   So...if I ever run into a tough glue situation again, I think I'll try a small amount of pre-soaking (hopefully, no staining) and then use steam.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria, Illinois</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kpiano@goldrush.com href="mailto:kpiano@goldrush.com">kpiano</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 07, 2006 9:47 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Key Bushing Removal</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P><FONT size=2>Barbara, thank you so much for posting that removal method. I do have problems with the buttons on tough glues. I am just about to do a set of keys. I'm so glad I opened your post!!</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>I use hot hide because it's so universal throughout the piano and I have devised my recipes and thicknesses to the point it's second nature. It's like any procedure, you have to practice it enough before it becomes efficient and consistant. </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>Keith Roberts</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>