<HTML>In a message dated 4/3/2002 2:54:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, pdtek@mchsi.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:Stubborn bushings Date:4/3/2002 2:54:32 PM Pacific Standard Time From:<A HREF="mailto:pdtek@mchsi.com">pdtek@mchsi.com</A> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> Sent from the Internet Dave wrote 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. 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? >>>>>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. >>>>>>>>>Dale Erwin>>>>>>>>>>.</BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>