John Ross wrote: > > Hi Tom, > What is a milk steamer? I don't know that it's anything that you could buy new. It's a small, closed pot, about 5" dia at the base and tapering toward the top where there is a valve and a tube coming out for steaming milk (for espresso drinks). Mostly you see just the combination steamer/espresso makers in the stores. You could use one of those, too, by blocking off the espresso part. Tom Cole > Regards, > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Cole" <tcole@cruzio.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 4:01 AM > Subject: Re: Removing key bushings - an observation > > > I've been using a discarded milk steamer heated with an electric hot > > plate. The beauty of this method is that the steam gets down into the > > balance holes and tightens them enough that I often need to ease them. > > > > Tom Cole > > > > Paul McCloud wrote: > > > > > > Doug: > > > I just did a keybushing job, and I have done exactly as you have, > > > and come to the same conclusion. I think that the excess water on the > > > caul, turning into steam helps loosen the old bushing, and keeps the > > > cloth from sticking to the caul. I have used a damp cloth and iron over > > > the old bushings, but I don't like wetting the whole key in the > > > process. A steamer with a hose is something I'll be likely to get in > > > the future for this job. > > > Paul McCloud > >
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