<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Marshall, re:  Key bushing service, your local chapter may be a better resource than this list.  There is probably more than one member who can rebush those keys for you.  If not, they can recommend someone nearby. re:  Split key repair, titebond will produce a joint which is stronger than the original wood, as long as the two pieces are well mated.  Make sure the two halves fit together well before you spread the glue, clamp securely, and it will be fine. Mike On 11/8/2012 11:41 PM, Marshall Gisondi wrote: </div> <blockquote cite="mid:BLU167-W29B1BBD7A5E506DC1EB44B9680@phx.gbl" type="cite"> <style></style> <div dir="ltr"> Hey William, Great dream.  The only thing is Santa needs to gain some weight and get the gas prices down because he has that sleigh ride coming up soon.  Rudolph Wurlitzer is on strike.   Now on to pianos.  I have a customer who had the same problem with felt being eaten out of her piano.  All of the key bushings were gone out of the keys both balance rail and front rail gone just red residue.  Someone or thing was very hungry that day. This piano was an Otto Altenberg, pardon the spelling.  This piano was very asian in design with the plastic dowel capstans  etc.  Who does key bushing replacement here on the East coast I can send these to if I can get her interested that is?  I've learned how to do this, but this might take me longer than I have time for. I'd like to practice this more first to get that correct depth with the key caul etc.  I mean this piano had green dust too. I spent a good while with the vaccuum, her vaccuum. she said little bugs at the felt.    My next question is this. I went to tune a Baldwin console about two weeks ago.  two of the keys I believe 59 and 61 were split in two. it was one of those newer black laquer pianos asain? not certain.   One key was cracked and ready to split.  the secon was split all the way.  At the school we were shown once to take a couple keys from each side glue the cracked key and use masking tape and tape seve ral keys together so that the repaired key stays in the proper position etc.  Is this the best route to take or is it possible to get another key or two?  I'll try this repair, but how is using tight bond for example to fix that crack going to make it as strong as it once was in the past?  I just cannot grasp that. The key will still have that crack even if the two pieces are glued together even if exactly as it shoudl be perfect. The crack/split will still remain.  What do you guys do with split keys?  I gently explained tha t one deson't have to play the piano hard at all times and the mother was OK with that. She also reminded her daughter to go easy on the piano.  She's anxious to get this done because she asked if she could start bugging me soon. lol I'm just anxious to get this blind services to hel with my PTG dues like they said they would, really get into this and become an RPT like you guys and over come these challenges which I know I can.      Well thanks everyone Marshall 215-510-9400 <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.phillytuner.com">http://www.phillytuner.com</a> </div> </blockquote> </body> </html>