key bushings

[Ron Nossaman]

>Stand a piece of paper on it's end and see how it bows.  Fold the paper
>in half, lengthwise, and stand it on it's edge, see how it does not bend
>in the middle but stand tall and proud.  Have you not seen key bushings
>bowing like () this?  If they were bend at the bottom or the top they
>will not bow but will remain straight and true. :)
>
>                 Newton

Or the ones with the bends at the bottom of the key button were bushed from 
the bottom by high speed automatic machinery before the buttons were 
installed on the key sticks. The sets I bush have the extra cloth bent over 
the top, rather than the bottom of the button because I put in both sides 
at once and trim alongside the caul, and I can't seem to get the caul in 
from the bottom of the button. I have no idea if the sides are straighter 
as a result or not. I've even trimmed the fold-over off after the cauls 
were out, for no good reason I could think of except to see how much more 
trouble it was. It was, so I don't normally do it.

Ron N