Ecsaine as key bushing material

[John Delacour]

At 8:10 am -0400 12/4/07, Jon Page wrote:

>Why not?
>
>I have a piano action from a restaurant which takes a beating.
>Ecsaine might be more durable than cloth.
>
>...A preliminary test shows that the .075 looks good for the balance rail
>but just snug on the front, .055 is too loose on the front rail.

I now use calfskin strips for most key-bushing jobs.  My supplier 
(Baumgärtel) has two thicknesses -- 0.9mm and 1.1mm, which is 35, 43 
thou, and that is fine for many European pianos.  American pianos 
must be very different. I personally would not waste my time using 
any material that has not proved itself to last at least 50 years, 
and leather bushed keys I know will last for 100 years of moderate 
use.

JD


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