replacing key bushings

[Willem Blees]

Terry

You gave me the choice of a cheap spinet and a concert instrument. There are lots of pianos in between. For those that, as you described it, will never see the light of day, I do it all the time. And, yes, in a pinch, I've done a "good" piano that way. But in general, I would recommend a bushing job.?The thing is, it's usually only the "light of day" piano that have this kind of problem in the first place. 

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: Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 9:30 am
Subject: Re: replacing key bushings



So for instance, you'd recommend a CA key bushing repair for a 20 year old Yamaha U3 in somone's home?

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I've serviced some very large, very high quality, very concert-worthy pianos in homes where I think it would be quite improper to conduct such a repair. I don't think the venue should be the determining factor for the appropriateness of gluing a key bushing in with CA, but rather the instrument. I think it would be highly inappropriate for?someone?to do?such a repair to any high quality (or even good quality) piano in any home. I think CA can appropriately be used on key bushing repair on piano that are clearly very unlikely to ever see a new set of key bushings - and even then, only maybe on a piano that is gasping for its last breath.

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As I indicated previously, Bill Spurlock sells a on-site key bushing repair kit. CA is great stuff, and I use it a lot. But it is not for everything.

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Keep in mind also that many of the lurkers on this list have far less experience than yourself - hey, even less than me!

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Terry Farrell


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As?I said, for "in home" repair. 



Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT

-----Original Message-----
Oh Wim, please tell us you only do that method repair on 1948 beat up Gulbranson spinets. You wouldn't do that on a nice concert instrument - right??????????????


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Terry Farrell


----- Original Message ----- 

For in home repairs likes this, if the old busing is there,?I've use CA glue, and just put them back in place, holding on to the bushing with a screw driver. 


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT





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