----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 7:07 AM Subject: Re: damper guide rail bushings > >> Paul, perhaps you missed Ron Nossaman's post describing his method - >> which IMHO is the slickest of all. He shellacs the wooden guide rail, >> lets it dry, inserts the cloth bushings, then wets the bushings with a >> 50/50 alcohol/water mix and inserts a #7 (or whatever appropriate size) >> bridge pin to size the bushing. The alcohol in the sizing mixture >> dissolves the little bit of shellac in the bushing hole and bonds the >> bushing in place. >> >> The 'ole two birds with one stone approach. I like it. >> >> Terry Farrell > > > And I stole the idea from someone else who posted it to the > pianotech list some years back. Whoever thought this one up > originally, thanks. It works quite well. > Ron N > Paul Chick, Sr., showed it to me. It works great! --Cy--
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