As a?follow up, the worst keys to rebush were?Asian Pianos. I don't know what they used, but it wasn't hot hide glue, and it wasn't titebond.? Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician Honolulu, HI Author of The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: AlliedPianoCraft <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:25 am Subject: Re: Titebond Trim and Molding glue for bushings.... > Unless someone gives me a good reason not to, I? > intend to use this stuff on keybushungs ( and? > soundboard shims ) henceforth.? > G? ? One good reason is that you may be the next guy to rebush those keys. They wont come off so easy when it sets up a few years.? ? Mr. G? ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Prof. Euphonious Thump" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>? To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>? Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 2:41 PM? Subject: Titebond Trim and Molding glue for bushings....? ? >I saw the "sandable" and "fills small gaps"? > description on the bottle, tried some on some test? > bushings, and truly liked the way it handled !? > Held the felt fast, but still softened under water,? > dried harder than PVC or regular PVBA ( meaning less? > sweling in humidity, I suspect ).? > Unless someone gives me a good reason not to, I? > intend to use this stuff on keybushungs ( and? > soundboard shims ) henceforth.? > G? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? > m? > --- Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net> wrote:? >? >> >What do you use to get such a good, clean cut at? >> the? >> >top when you're finished? Razor blade or what?? >>? >> A razor blade cut through the veneer and cloth? >> against the brass caul.? >>? >> For the bushing on the left, that was a Bushmaster? >> install. I cut from the? >> center out with a razor blade once the cauls are? >> removed and then sand? >> the buttons with a palm sander and 180 grit paper.? >> -- >>? >> Regards,? >>? >> Jon Page? >? >? >? > > ____________________________________________________________________________________? > Looking for last minute shopping deals?? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping? > ? ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080104/bf64b4e5/attachment.html
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