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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks Jon. I always wondered how folks get such a good clean
look. Now I know! Much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Greg's Piano Forté<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Page<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Balance Rail Bushings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>What do you use to get such a good, clean cut at the</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:black'>top when you're finished? Razor blade or what?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>A razor blade cut through the
veneer and cloth against the brass caul.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>For the bushing on the left, that
was a Bushmaster install. I cut from the<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>center out with a razor blade once
the cauls are removed and then sand<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>the buttons with a palm sander and
180 grit paper.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Regards,<br>
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Jon Page<o:p></o:p></p>
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