<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>David, Steinway has heat activated pre-glued bushing cloth. Bush a whole string, cut with a sharp razor and them put them in an oven. I don't remember the time and temp, but I'm sure they will let you know when you order them.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia<BR>Allied PianoCraft<BR>PO Box 1549<BR>High Point, NC 27261<BR>(336) 454-2000<BR><A href="mailto:PianoTech@alliedpianocraft.com">PianoTech@alliedpianocraftcom</A><BR><A href="http://www.alliedpianocraft.com">www.alliedpianocraft.com</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=djweiss@ntelos.net href="mailto:djweiss@ntelos.net">David and Jean Weiss</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 12, 2008 3:24 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> flange bushing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Has anyone used the flange bushing strips sold by Renner?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>These are coated on the outside surface with a water activated glue.  I saw them at a covention and the person at the booth said once you put them in place, just add a drop of water to activate the glue.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a job coming up that involves replacing a lot of flange bushings and I'm  wondering if pre-glued bushing strips would be a better way to go.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any info would be appreciated.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Weiss</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>