[pianotech] vs profelt

[reggaepass at aol.com]

Not the way we do it.  Also, this is at a school, using semi-skilled student labor paid for by work-study wherever possible--one person hits the bushings of a key with steam, passes it to another armed with a single needle voicing tool, and then finally to the Profelt-er.  It goes about as quickly as the three of them can pass the keys.


Alan Eder





-----Original Message-----
From: Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Fri, Apr 2, 2010 5:12 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] vs profelt



Sounds like it would be less work torebush the key
 

Dean
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Terre Haute IN 47802



From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org[mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On BehalfOf reggaepass at aol.com
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 6:18AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] vsprofelt

 
Haven'tfound myself in the particular scenario you describe, but have used V S Profelton somewhat worn key bushings, after a light steaming (and, in some cases,needling of compacted area a la Steve Brady's method), and followed by cauls ofappropriate size overnight.  Overkill? maybe, but effective.
AlanEder

-----OriginalMessage-----
From: Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Thu, Apr 1, 2010 12:22 pm
Subject: [pianotech] vs profelt

Listy,

 I just received my bottle of VSprofelt from pianotek and was wondring if anyone has had any success in sizingkey bushings with this stuff.

   I serviced a pianoyesterday that had recently rebushed keys and  the cauls used were too big. No wear at all on the cloth and all were consistantly loose both frontand center .

 

I don't have the action in the shop yetand I will experiment tonight on some old keys ,but would also appreciate anyfeedback from your collective experience.

 It would be nice to not have torebush .

Thanks,

Tom D.


 
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