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<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 3px">I also agree with cost of time vs. cost of bushing material.</BLOCKQUOTE></div>
<div> Time is free, Bushing cloth is not. To a certain extent. So let me re-phrase that. If you have the time, it's "free". </div>
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<div>I would rather pay Steinway or Brooks, to hang a set of hammers, than take the time to do it myself. Not only because they do a better job, but for the amount of time I take to hang a set of hammers, I can do more productive things. </div>
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<div>But how much longer does it take to do a set of bushing with BM, as opposed to Spurlock. I haven't done a set for a long time, but it used to take me about two hours to rebush a set of keys with Spurlock. (Not counting drying time). Will the BM method save me an hour, or just 15 minutes?</div>
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From: Steven Hopp <hoppsmusic@hotmail.com><br>
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<div dir=ltr>I just did the same thing. My Bushmaster arrived a few days ago. Based on having used the spurlock system I think the BM will be faster. I am going to try using Spurlock Cauls. Although I am a few days away from doing the job I will let you know how it goes. I also agree with cost of time vs. cost of bushing material.
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Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:23:06 -0400<br>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; WORD-WRAP: break-word">I have been using the Spurlock method for rebushing key. I am now looking at the Bushmaster system sold by Pianotek in order to increase my speed. I'm sure I can still use my Spurlock cauls.</div>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; WORD-WRAP: break-word">Any thoughts on which system is faster? Better?</div>
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