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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I also soak the old bushings with a =
5:1 wallpaper-remover:
water solution from a hypo-oiler.&nbsp; After letting them sit for =
awhile, I
come back and soak them again. &nbsp;Then I heat up my key-bushing iron =
to 200
degrees and using a tapered broach, insert it into the mortise &#8211;
basically steaming each bushing individually. The bushings will then =
usually come
out without too much fuss.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>R.Cromwell<o:p></o:p></span></font><=
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Chptr =
481<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font =
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> =
<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</st1:PersonName> =
[mailto:<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</st1:PersonName>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>lgulli2586<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December =
01, 2004
3:21 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName =
w:st="on">Pianotech</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Key Bushing =
removal</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi,<br>
<br>
I use the method of pre-soaking the keybushings with wallpaper remover =
and<br>
hot water and after that I just steam the bushings out with a similar =
hand<br>
held steam device with a small nozzle. Works verry fast and de wood is =
neat<br>
and clean for the new felt.<br>
<br>
Pierre Gevaert<br>
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place =
w:st="on">Belgium</st1:place></st1:country-region></span></font><o:p></=
o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hello....I use the same system...but let them =
penetrate and
soak,,,,while I do some other job around the shop...an hour later they =
fall out
with very little digging....and no damage to =
mortise......</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Richard</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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