<html> <font size=3>At 04:43 PM 02/02/2000 -0200, you wrote:<br> >Hi,<br> ><br> >Has anyone else (at least in New England) encountered a lot of tight key<br> >bushings recently, possibly as a result of keys shrinking?<br> ><br> >Careful with those pliers, Gene!<br> ><br> >Clark<br> > <br> <br> I find that keys periodically need easing.<br> <br> Pliers are for extremes. The Key Bushing Iron (Pianotek - KBI)<br> is the most efficient and uniform way to ease keys, period.<br> <br> Clean the key pins with CLP and white Scotch-Brite.<br> <br> Don't forget the balance rail hole on the bottom.<br> Schaff has the tool for this, going down from the button to<br> ease the hole.<br> <br> You've heard all this before, I'm just rewhatevering, again.<br> <br> Regards,<br> </font><br> <div>Jon Page,   piano technician</div> <div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div> <div><a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a></div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </html>