Rebushing centers/mystery center pinning

Robin Hufford hufford1@airmail.net
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:54:38 -0600


Actually, neither have I.
Regards, Robin Hufford

Barbara Richmond wrote:

> Have you really heard flanges squeak?  Key bushings yes, but I've 
> never heard centers.  Hmmmm.
>
> Barbara Richmond
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 2:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Rebushing centers/mystery center pinning
>
>
>> Glue wicking into flange bushing cloth is a source of squeeks.   The 
>> CA glue isn't causing this problem?    Because it is so diluted?
>>
>> David I.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
>> From: Robin Hufford <hufford1@airmail.net>
>> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
>> Received: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 13:29:39 -0600
>> Subject: Re: Rebushing centers/mystery center pinning
>>
>>> Hello Richard, Don and Barbara,
>>> A  few more comments interposed.
>>>     First, I did try today the use of alcohol as a wetting agent;  it
>>> was useless as it served  only to accelerate the reaction and
>>> immediately harden the mixture as Don Rose predicted it would.  Also,
>>> while applying it to a piece of bushing cloth as Barbara considered
>>> doing it was obvious that there really was no need for a wetting agent
>>> as it disappeared almost instantaneously  upon being dripped onto the
>>> cloth. There was no discernible puddling or lag time.   Again, this was
>>> a Don predicated.  Two for two.  It may be however, that the
>>> penetrabilty of this mixture may be different in a bushed flange 
>>> whether
>>> the pressure in the bushing may have to be taken into account.  The
>>> obvious effect of this stuff was to stiffen and harden slightly the
>>> cloth as I intended.
>>
>>
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