<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1> <STYLE></STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=MailContainerBody style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; PADDING-TOP: 15px; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; TEXT-DECORATION: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" leftMargin=0 topMargin=0 acc_role="text" CanvasTabStop="true" name="Compose message area"> <DIV> <DIV>Paul-</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Use a hair dryer or heat lamp to accelerate drying time. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>-Lou</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu href="mailto:pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu">Paul T Williams</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 16, 2008 8:43 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Key de-bushing question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Hi folks,</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>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.  </FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Thanks</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Paul T. Williams RPT<BR>Piano Technician</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>School of Music</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>5 Westbrook Bldg.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>University of Nebraska</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Lincoln, NE 68588</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>pwilliams4@unl.edu</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>