<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Gevaert Pierre<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 03, 2004 3:48 PM<BR><B>To:</B> = Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Key Bushing = removal<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Thanks for the tip = (adding some alcohol to the solution).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>I usually use a = mixture of 50 % hot water and 50% wallpaperremover and in cerain cases it doesn't = penetrate as easy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>How much alcohol = would you add?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#800000>Pierre = Gevaert<BR><SPAN class=495384013-05122004><FONT = color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN><BR><SPAN class=495384013-05122004><FONT = color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=495384013-05122004><FONT color=#0000ff> It's not a = specific ratio, but about 1/3 to 1/2 the volume, i.e. 2 oz isopropyl alcohol to = 2-3 oz of water/wallpaperremover solution applied with a syringe. Stick the = needle into the bushing cloth and inject a drop or two.  I usually make = two passes followed by steam from a dampened strip of cloth under = a clothes iron.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=495384013-05122004></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=495384013-05122004>Paul C</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>