This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Formsma wrote: < Any other cool (er, hot) ideas for rebushing? Such as, what is the = best thingee for applying the hot hide glue?> I purchased the Bushmaster from Pianotek about two years ago and I = wouldn't use any other method now. There is a comprehensive description = of the method that comes with the tool. I forget right now who wrote = it. It may have even been published in the Journal a few years back. The = Accu-cauls are also the way to go ($60/set- usually need two sets per = pin size, different clearance for front and balance. The tool itself is = $85.) Occasionally I still use some Spurlock cauls with the Bushmaster = if they are odd sizes. Bushings come out factory perfect. There is a = description of making a little glue applicator. essentially, it is a = little piece of wood that the end is cut like a caul. Cover the caul = with a thin piece of bushing cloth that is glued with water proof glue. = I found an old wooden key bushing caul (from Hale or Ford supply days) = and drilled it for a hammer shank. Dip it into the glue and if you have the consistency right, just enough = will be applied to several mortises at just the right depth. Then the = cloth is laid across the mortises and pushed in with the Bushmaster = again to just the right depth. The tool cuts the cloth and a warm caul = is inserted. There is a more waste of the cloth with this method but for = the time savings and job results I find it more than worth the dollar or = so of cloth it might cost me. Also, for clamping the keys, I now use = several nylon straps (some sort of buckle for sinching tightly) to hold = the different sections. That way there is no clamp in the way while I = work. I protect the keys by working on a piece of scrap carpet. If they = are ivory, I protect the ends with pipe insulation run along the fronts. Getting involved in doing quality key bushing jobs takes a considerable = investment in tools, supplies, and practice (much like many other = aspects of piano technology). Phil Romano Myrtle Beach, SC romanop@attglobal.net ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/cc/d6/9f/e7/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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