I meant with reference to the S&S system which uses a leather disc installed with the rubber bushing. If you are only using the disc, you need the rubber. I misunderstood what you were questioning. Sorry 'bout that.<br> <br><div>Regarding the method you refer to, I agree.</div><div><br></div><div>William R. Monroe</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 8:52 PM, David Love <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">With a leather bushing installed in the cup it will prevent the rod from hitting the back and sides. The idea is that sometimes those rubber bushings can themselves make noises. The point being with a properly installed leather bushing you don’t really need the rubber one. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">David Love</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p></div></div></blockquote></div> </div>