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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We had a set of key bushings to change =
and found
that the old ones were put in with white glue. We soaked them in =
white
vinegar. Then we steamed them. They came out best when still very =
warm.
Steaming alone did not work well. We tried the bushing removal =
iron, but
it didn't do as well as the above combination. We thought at first it =
was super
glue. Chisaling them seemed the only solution. Then I remembered
vinegar.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Chick</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Erwinspiano@AOL.COM
href="mailto:Erwinspiano@AOL.COM">Erwinspiano@AOL.COM</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 03, 2002 =
9:07
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Stubborn =
bushings</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0
face="Times New Roman Greek" size=3 FAMILY="SERIF">In a message =
dated 4/3/2002
2:54:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, <A
href="mailto:pdtek@mchsi.com">pdtek@mchsi.com</A> =
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TYPE="CITE">Subj:<B>Stubborn bushings </B><BR>Date:4/3/2002 2:54:32 =
PM
Pacific Standard Time<BR>From:<A
href="mailto:pdtek@mchsi.com">pdtek@mchsi.com</A><BR>Reply-to:<A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>To:<A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR><I>Sent =
from the
Internet </I><BR><BR><BR>Dave wrote<BR>Well, I've never had this =
much
trouble removing key bushings. Just a little water and wall paper =
remover
and they practically fall off. Maybe a little heat for some, but =
these are
completely fused to the wood. As one. The few I have removed have =
come off
with a thin layer of wood. I dropped the bushing into the solution =
and after
soaking you still couldn't pick the wood apart from the =
felt.</FONT><FONT
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 =
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Is there =
a way to remove
these without any wood or am I just going to have to remove some =
wood and
use thicker bushing cloth?</FONT><FONT lang=0
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>>>>>>No and uh....Yes and =
the case for
hide glue and only hide glue for this application should be =
abundantly
clear. If you can't thank a factory for this condition how bout a =
fellow
tech? I rest my case.<BR>>>>>>>>>>Dale
Erwin>>>>>>>>>>.</FONT><FONT lang=0
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