<html> I was thinking of the same thing recently. My version would be to drill with a mortise chisel and fit felt covered shoulders in. The shoulders could be made in a strip with the cloth attached and cut to length on a bandsaw. But I would not doubt it if Bill Spurlock already has something for this. Jon Page At 12:35 AM 5/24/99 -0500, you wrote: >Just happen to be rebushing a badly mistreated set of Steinway keys.  Older >model (angled capstans) that was rebushed recently (by someone else) using >plastic resin glue.  Of course, this type of glue does not re-hydrate but >rather turns into a bubble-gum-like mess when steamed.  Removing these >bushings damages the mortices which are now so wide only the thickest >bushing cloth works with the 0.162 (balance) and 0.146 (front) cauls.  The >front mortice shoulders are completely gone. > >Anyone ever reconstruct damaged key mortices?  Is quality key button >material available for this size of keypin?  I presume the piano would be >worth the cost of attempting this. > >Regards, > >Stan Kroeker >Registered Piano Technician > >Kroeker & Sons Piano Experts >59 Quiring >Winnipeg, Manitoba >Canada  R2G 1Y5 > ><a href="http://www.pianoexperts.mb.ca/" eudora="autourl">www.pianoexperts.mb.ca</a> > </html>