Hello Greg, Better feel, longer lasting, accurate length, less and more even friction ,cleaner termination (the edges of the felt are not always as neat as we like) The angle also ad some stiffness Try it once and compare, the difference is felt, particularly on nice pianos. As the trouble is very small (what is 30 min more on a job ?) I can't see any reason for not doing so. The way to glue with the little eye have been shown by a friend, who do a lot of keyboard work, he usually plan 6 hours work to obtain a complete keyboard made, sides cleaned, ivories buffed, (but not sanded) stack cleaned, keys working. Before knowing his method (2 cauls method) I used a shreader made by Jahn that allow to insert the felt all along the capsule, then it is pushed from below with a small rod. This method is nice, but it takes me 2:30 and it use almost twice bushing strip, while with the little eyelet, a very little felt is lost. Beside, I feel proud to put things back as it was originally, and I've seen numerous bushing jobs lasting less because no insertion. Before knowing any of these methods/tools, I did not worry about that, and I first imagined that it was a hard and tedious task to do so. As many other task when we learn/find the most appropriate method for ourselves, turns to be simpler and faster. Another thought, about bushing material , we use to consider that the only "real" good bushing felt is the one with the little white inside (traditional bushing material as on Kluge keyboards ). It appears that we have quality problems on this material too, and that a very decent one can be find from Japan, with a nylon weave(?) inside, it seem to hold longer than the traditional one. Different quality exist in that Japanese bushing material too, so not all are equal, The address is coming soon, I just used a few 1.2 mm thick that was given to me. My friend work for a 250 instruments school, and produce 60-70 bushing jobs/year that he can see evolving very soon, so I tend to trust him. Best of greetings ! Thanks for your comments. Isaac OLEG Entretien et réparation de pianos. PianoTech 17 rue de Choisy 94400 VITRY sur SEINE FRANCE tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 cell: 06 60 42 58 77 > -----Message d'origine----- > De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]De la part de > Greg Newell > Envoyé : mercredi 21 mai 2003 22:58 > À : College and University Technicians > Objet : Re: pics of my bushing tools (mortises) > > > Isaac this is very inventive of you or whomever is > responsible for the > "hook". My question is why bother? What possible purpose > can there be for > running the felt into a place where the pin will never > touch it? It seems > to me that they were originally made this was because the > key button was > made and bushed long before the attachment to the key and > it was just > easier to make it this way. Trimming flush with the side of > the button is > probably easier that with the bottom. Is there any reason > that you have for > going to this extra trouble of threading the felt in this way? > > Greg Newell > > > > At 03:17 PM 5/21/2003, you wrote: > > > As promised > >The little hook is very convenient, with the good cauls > (thanks Bill > >!)it takes 1:30 h to glue the set (balance) > > > >Cut the felt before gluing the other side, not while gluing . > >That way you can have a neat cut from the inside toward > the external > >of the key. > > > >I sell the key bushing inserting tool made with genuine > Roslau wire - > >a German tool that will last for years. > > > >(actually out of production because of so many demands). > > > >best Regards. > > > >Isaac OLEG > > > >[The photos are at:] > > > >https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/1e/e9/8b/2d/ EPSN0058.JPG > >https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/1c/18/4d/9c/EPSN0054.J PG > >https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/9f/45/29/72/EPSN0055.J PG > >[or:] > >http://tinyurl.com/cc4q > >http://tinyurl.com/cc4t > >http://tinyurl.com/cc51 > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > Greg Newell Greg's piano Forté mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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