hammer tails & key bushings

DMCKECH DMCKECH@ithaca.edu
Mon Jun 16 08:26 MDT 1997


List,

On 6/9 Keith McGavern wrote:

>One thing caught my attention on the hammer tails though.  They are not
>roughed.  However, they seem to be checking just fine.  Should I leave
>alone until evidence of poor checking, or go ahead and use a checkering
>file as a general guideline?

Paul Kupelian sent a sent a reply that I agree with. (Sorry, I deleted it) 
I would just add that my experience here at IC shows that tails with 
checkering do indeed wear the backcheck leather faster.

On to another subject. I have started rebushing keys with leather. This a 
first for me so we will see how it goes. My first trials will be on 
practice room grands. Anybody care to comment on what I can expect? Ken 
Walkup has had success with leather bushing at Cornell.

Don McKechnie
Ithaca College
dmckech@ithaca.edu

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