narrow key bushing mortises

[Clyde Hollinger]

hey hey,  :-)
I don't do a lot of key rebushing, but for the ones I do I like the Bill
Spurlock method (707-452-8564).  He makes cauls from polyethylene to fit
any size keypin you can come up with, so I bet he could make them
shorter, too.  You could call him and find out.

Clyde Hollinger

Lance Lafargue wrote:
> 
> hey,
> I'm restoring a turn-of-the-century Sohmer upright and the balance rail
> mortises are narrower than my cauls and bushmaster.  The balance pins are
> .146, but the width (front to back) of the hole will not allow me to insert
> the caul or bushmaster or the precut bushing cloth strips.  The buttons are
> in great shape and I don't want to replace them.  Any ideas on enlarging
> the hole?  I was considering getting an extra set of cauls and narrowing
> them on a belt sander to fit the hole.  Thanks.
> LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT
> LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES
> New Orleans Chapter
> Mandeville, LA.
> lafargue@iamerica.net