perspective

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Ron,
            I use a similar system, the added bonus is nice tight balance
rail holes, cleans up any chucking problems.
Roger


At 10:26 PM 23/03/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>By the way, I put a very damp cloth over several key bushings at once and
>>apply a hot iron.  Count to 15 or twenty and they all just about fall
>>out.
>>
>>Roger Hayden
>
>
>Hi Roger,
>I did it that way for a long time. Actually, I used a strip of felt. Now I
>use a small pressure cooker as a steam jet. It seems to be a little slower
>than the felt/iron on the easy sets, and faster with the tough ones. The
>steam jet doesn't tend to lift off key buttons or risk good ivory on the
>tough sets like repeated applications of the felt/iron did either. At least
>that's my experience. I pre-dampen the bushing sets before steaming to
>soften the glue somewhat, and for thermal conductivity. 
>
>
>Ron N
> 
Roger Jolly
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