This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I talk of steaming wter & oxalic acid directly of course. Isaac OLEG We had a set of key bushings to change and found that the old ones were put in with white glue. We soaked them in white vinegar. Then we steamed them. They came out best when still very warm. Steaming alone did not work well. We tried the bushing removal iron, but it didn't do as well as the above combination. We thought at first it was super glue. Chisaling them seemed the only solution. Then I remembered vinegar. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: Erwinspiano@AOL.COM To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:07 PM Subject: Re: Stubborn bushings In a message dated 4/3/2002 2:54:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, pdtek@mchsi.com writes: Subj:Stubborn bushings Date:4/3/2002 2:54:32 PM Pacific Standard Time From:pdtek@mchsi.com Reply-to:pianotech@ptg.org To:pianotech@ptg.org Sent from the Internet Dave wrote Well, I've never had this much trouble removing key bushings. Just a little water and wall paper remover and they practically fall off. Maybe a little heat for some, but these are completely fused to the wood. As one. The few I have removed have come off with a thin layer of wood. I dropped the bushing into the solution and after soaking you still couldn't pick the wood apart from the felt. Is there a way to remove these without any wood or am I just going to have to remove some wood and use thicker bushing cloth? >>>>>No and uh....Yes and the case for hide glue and only hide glue for this application should be abundantly clear. If you can't thank a factory for this condition how bout a fellow tech? I rest my case. >>>>>>>>>Dale Erwin>>>>>>>>>>. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/8d/36/bb/71/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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