On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 12:39 PM, <reggaepass at aol.com> wrote: > List, > > I'm now a firm believer in folding over the top & using cauls! (g) > > I have not (yet) folded balance rail bushings over the top of the key > button. It has not really been a conscience decision (until now, anyway). > The only reason I could offer is that on so many of the keyboards I have > rebushed, the balance rail pin is not much taller than the top of the key > button. In these cases, the top of the pin would be buried by the addition > of bushing cloth to the top of the key button, making it tricky (and > sometimes even impossible) to access the top of the pin for key squaring. > Am I the only one to encounter this problem? Am I missing something here? > > thanks, > > Alan Eder > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Magness <ifixpiano at gmail.com> > To: limhseng <limhseng at gmail.com>; pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Fri, Oct 22, 2010 5:49 am > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Key balance rebushing > > > > 2010/10/21 <limhseng at gmail.com> > >> Hi List >> Have a basic query to ask. >> When rebushing balance key hole, is it necessary to pull the felt through >> the key button side windows? I have done both ways and I can't tell the >> difference. >> Thanks from Lim >> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld >> Powered by Gee! from StarHub > > > As a former pull it through the side & having taken the 12 step program > provided by Bill Spurlock > I'm now a firm believer in folding over the top & using cauls! (g) > > -- > > I think we are a product of all our experiences. > Sanford I. Weill<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sanfordiw283095.html> > > > Michael Magness > Magness Piano Service > 608-786-4404 > www.IFixPianos.com <http://www.ifixpianos.com/> > email mike at ifixpianos.com > Hi Alan, Perhaps I didn't make myself clear, when I spoke of folding over the top, I was referring to folding the felt from the top down in, with the Spurlock cauls there is some felt left glued on top of the button. If, however it is a problem on some pianos, I have removed it with a utility knife. I usually replace balance rail punchings when I rebush, starting from the bottom up, levelling & setting dip, so the balance rail pins being too low is rarely a problem. Mike -- I think we are a product of all our experiences. Sanford I. Weill<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sanfordiw283095.html> Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com <http://www.ifixpianos.com/> email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101022/f14c734a/attachment.htm>
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