<!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 6.00.6000.16705" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Holly,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    There is no advantage of any kind to bushing that area of the button when rebushing.. When buttons are made, they are bushed from the underside with cauls then flipped over and glued to the top of the keysticks. That is the only reason the little piece of cloth is there. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Blackstone Valley piano<BR>Michael A. Morvan<BR>76 Sutton Street<BR>Uxbridge, Ma 01569<BR>(508) 278-9762<BR><A href="http://www.pianoandorgankeys.com">www.pianoandorgankeys.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.thepianorebuilders.com">www.thepianorebuilders.com</A></FONT></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=hollyquigley@gmail.com href="mailto:hollyquigley@gmail.com">holly quigley</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 07, 2008 4:21 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Norton AntiSpam] yamaha balance rail rebushing question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>Hi everyone - I've noticed on these old Yamaha consoles, as well as my Kawai grand, that the balance rail buttons on the keys have a slot where it looks like the bushing felt is wrapped into it. I'm sorry I'm terrible at describing this. But basically instead of the bushing felt just dipping into the balance rail hole by that typical short length, it appears to wrap under the button and be secured into that slot between the button and the top of the key. I have my ideas as to how to rebush this in a similar fashion, but I was hoping for pointers. Or, maybe just rebush them the way I'd do keys that weren't like this. I'm using Spurlock cauls. <BR><BR>Thanks!<BR>-Holly Quigley<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>