This method steam heats the entire key button and sometimes they come loose too. Keith Roberts On 7/19/07, Douglas Wood <dew2 at u.washington.edu> wrote: > > Try a blue towel folded twice and wetted. I use wallpaper remover, but it > may not be necessary. Set an iron on its lowest steam setting and set it on > the towel on the keys. Peel back the towel as you remove bushings. Keep > moving so it doesn't dry out the towel. > > Doug Wood > > > > On Jul 19, 2007, at 7:27 AM, Ken Zahringer wrote: > > Hey, Alan, > > Some years ago a lady demonstrated a steam cleaner at convention, using it > to remove key bushings and resize balance holes. They're pretty expensive, > but work quite well. Here's a link: > http://www.etpetersen.com/vacs/vapor_main.htm The one she had was the Sgt > Steam. > > Regards, > Ken Z. > > > On 7/19/07 7:23 AM, "reggaepass at aol.com" <reggaepass at aol.com> wrote: > > Hi List, > > I would like to use steam on an upcoming key bushing job, but have not > been able to find any of the handy devices my colleagues have online. Any > suggestions for an off-the-shelf, hold-it-in-your-hand gizmo capable of > producing a fine, steady stream of steam? > > Thanks, > > Alan Eder > ------------------------------ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at *AOL.com* <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000437><http://www.aol.com/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000437>. > > > > -- > Ken Zahringer, RPT > University of Missouri > School of Music > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20070719/9fe50f5b/attachment.html
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