[CAUT] VS Profelt

[Paul T Williams]

Hi Barbara,

I would also like to know about VSP for center pin bushings!  I have only 
used it for key bushings and wip cushions.  Didn't do quite as good a job 
on the wip cushions, but did help...the cushions were really old and badly 
dented.  Probably should have replaced, but...ya know...budget stuff.

Best,

Paul T. Williams RPT
Piano Technician
School of Music
5 Westbrook Bldg
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68588-0100
pwilliams4 at unl.edu





Barbara Richmond <piano57 at comcast.net> 
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Hi folks,
 
I'm putting together an article about VS Profelt, so if you have 
information you'd like to share with me, please feel free to send it 
along.  The Central Illinois Piano Test Kitchen is conducting some 
experiments with it--if we can hear what you've done, we don't have to 
re-invent the wheel.  Of course, we will still run our tests, but I would 
like to include as much information as possible.
 
Right now, for my own business, I'm really interested in sizing center pin 
bushings with it.  There's this Hamilton upright at a church that I'd like 
to use it on, so my question is, would you mix the VS Profelt with 
something to get the friction level that is desired for each type of 
bushing (jack, wip, etc.)?
 
Has anyone done this?
 
Thanks,
 
Barbara Richmond
 
 
 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Busby" <jim_busby at byu.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org
Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2008 10:32:36 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [CAUT] VS Profelt - does nothing to wood.

 
Thanks Bill.
 
I’m interested in HOW it works. I’ll try it on “anything felt”. I did try 
it on one application that failed; it looked like maybe it would size the 
BR hole like glue sizing… WRONG. Didn’t do a thing. I had a set of keys 
and glue sized ½ set and VSed the other and the VS side didn’t shrink much 
if any. I was mainly interested in how it affected wood, and apparently it 
does nothing.
 
Regards,
Jim
 
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of 
wbis290 at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 5:06 AM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] VS Profelt - YES!
 
Hi Jim,

I was glad to read of your results with the VS Profelt. I taught a class 
in our Guild chapter and was showing them what all can be done with the VS 
Profelt. They were all amazed. This is the best thing since sliced bread. 
The only thing that someone needs to remember is that yoou need to go easy 
with the VS Profelt and let it do it's thing. Too much and you will find 
that you will loosen the glue in some pianos. Try it on whippen heels, 
regulating buttons, etc. You will be amazed at how it can make regulating 
easier.

Bill Balmer, RPT
Ohio Northern University and the University of Findlay


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 2:56 pm
Subject: Re: [CAUT] VS Profelt - YES!
Chris, All,
 
I did my first set of key bushings with VS Profelt. YES! It was amazing. 
They felt like new.
 
I also tried it on some tight hammer flanges. Perfect! 3 days and the 
friction is still 5 compared to 12 from last week.
 
I don’t know who the first one was (Rick, Debbie?) but you should get a 
Nobel prize or something.
 
Regards,
Jim Busby BYU
 
 
 
 
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of 
Chris Solliday
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 4:59 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] VS Profelt - How much?
 
one or two drops on the nesting footprint of the pin on each felt.
Chris S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jim Busby 
To: College and University Technicians 
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 12:20 PM
Subject: [CAUT] VS Profelt - How much?
 
List,
 
I got my bottle of VS Profelt today. How much do you put on front rail 
bushings? I have cauls and juice ready!
 
Jim Busby BYU
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