Balance Rail Bushings

[Avery Todd]

The flush cut center pin nippers usually work very well for that.

Avery Todd

On Jan 2, 2008 10:59 PM, Greg Newell <gnewell at ameritech.net> wrote:

> Nice looking work Jon! What do you use to get such a good, clean cut at
> the
> top when you're finished? Razor blade or what?
>
> Greg Newell
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Jon Page
> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 8:43 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Balance Rail Bushings
>
> I recently replaced a fairly new set of bushings which had too much play
> with .060" cloth but that turned out in the end to be a tad too loose too.
>
> Rather than rebush with .070" cloth which has diminished longevity I
> decided
> to use .040" cloth and .030" veneer. Glued the cloth to the veneer(w/
> PVC-E)
> and installed the inserts (w/ Bolduc glue) with cauls (No hot glue ready
> at
> the moment)
>
> The trial bushing is nice and firm now.  When replacing the buttons is not
> an option, this seems to be a better course than extra-thick cloth.
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Page
>
>
>
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