I fold the felt inside the button, and have find that is the only way to obtain that "hydraulic feel " in the action when properly regulated. If not the feel is always lot more dry. What I believe (actually) Was not aware of that folding problem for real. Regards. Isaac > -----Message d'origine----- > De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org > [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part > de Richard Brekne > Envoye : jeudi 5 septembre 2002 23:36 > A : pianotech@ptg.org > Objet : Re: key bushings > > > Newton Hunt wrote: > > > Richard, the _glue_ and the wood is holding the felt > rigidly. I have > > never seen folded bushings cup around the balance pin. > But then I am > > more careful than factories dream of being. :) > > > > Newton > > > > Ah... so we are saying that YOUR folded bushings dont cup > around the balance pin. That I can relate to knowing that > your follow up statement has a very high degree of likelihood. > > That being said,,, I still have seen plenty of folded > bushings cup around the pin, both front and balance. I dont > have that problem anymore, and I dont fold. And I stoped > having that problem when I started being a lot more > carefull about making sure I was spread'n the ol glue real > even like over the whole width of the felt. So that > naturally leads me to > kind of connect the bowing syndrom to inappropriate gluing > proceedures. > > Course I could be wrong :) > > Cheers! > > RicB > > > -- > Richard Brekne > RPT, N.P.T.F. > UiB, Bergen, Norway > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html > > >
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