<div> David:<br> <br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The shellac is a sealer of unsealed wood. While one is there, doing what I suggested avoids having to use any type of glue at all to secure the bushings. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The bond is very workable and minimal.</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Good, no? Not all are as lucky as you in having never experienced loose or unsecured cloth.<br> <br> Paul<br> </font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Porritt, David <dporritt@mail.smu.edu><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 4:34 pm<br> Subject: RE: /steinway B<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1"> <style> @#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}@#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}@#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}@#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 font-face {font-family:Consolas; panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;} #AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 p.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 li.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 a:link,#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;}#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 a:visited,#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;}#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:#215868;}#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;}@#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#AOLMsgPart_2_4fe456ff-b92f-4115-b9ba-c8b0352637c1 div.Section1 {page:Section1;}</style> <div class="Section1"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(33, 88, 104);">This comes up from time to time.  Why would you glue, shellac or put anything sticky on the guide rail?  You’ll curse yourself the next time you have to rebush the rail.  I have never glued the felt and have never had a bushing move.  Of course this is with the single felt bushings and I use the felt that’s made to fit when you just pull it through the hole.  When I encounter those awful double bushed rails, I replace them with new ones and drill for the single felt.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(33, 88, 104);"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(33, 88, 104);">But, glue???</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(33, 88, 104);"> </span></div> <div id="u8CAC5558000E6B3-A74-2456"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="ma rgin-top: 7.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">It's time to go back to school! Get the latest trends and gadgets that make the grade on <a target="_blank" href="http://shopping.aol.com/back-to-school?ncid=aolins00050000000007" title="http://shopping.aol.com/back-to-school?ncid=aolins00050000000007">AOL Shopping</a>.</span> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id='u8CAC55C38632FD9-A74-27AF' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">It's time to go back to school! Get the latest trends and gadgets that make the grade on <A title="http://shopping.aol.com/back-to-school?ncid=aolins00050000000007" href="http://shopping.aol.com/back-to-school?ncid=aolins00050000000007" target="_blank">AOL Shopping</A>.</FONT> </div>