[pianotech] Key Bushing Job

[Barbara Richmond]

Steven, 



Take a look on the CAUT archives--especially the posts written by Fred Sturm--in the past couple of months. 



Barbara Richmond 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Hopp" <hoppsmusic at hotmail.com> 
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Sent: Friday, April 3, 2009 11:46:05 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central 
Subject: [pianotech] Key Bushing Job 

Hello, 
  
Just left a customers piano that would benefit from new key bushings.  However, on the way to lunch I thought the ones i looked at did not appear to be overly worn yet they are loose and make some side to side noise.  My question is:  is there anyway to swell the bushing and use an appropriate sized caul instead of completely rebushing the entire set?  Just wondering out loud so please don't beat me up. :) 
  
Also the front rail bushings have black lines where the key rides on the pin.  What is the black stuff? 
  
Thanks, 
  
  
Steven J. Hopp 
PianoWorks Studio 
Midland TX. 






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