key bushings

Isaac OLEG oleg-i@wanadoo.fr
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 06:31:40 +0200


I fold the felt inside the button, and have find that is the only way
to obtain that "hydraulic feel " in the action when properly
regulated.

If not the feel is always lot more dry.

What I believe (actually)

Was not aware of that folding problem for real.

Regards.

Isaac

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org
> [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part
> de Richard Brekne
> Envoye : jeudi 5 septembre 2002 23:36
> A : pianotech@ptg.org
> Objet : Re: key bushings
>
>
> Newton Hunt wrote:
>
> > Richard, the _glue_ and the wood is holding the felt
> rigidly.  I have
> > never seen folded bushings cup around the balance pin.
> But then I am
> > more careful than factories dream of being. :)
> >
> >                 Newton
> >
>
> Ah... so we are saying that YOUR folded bushings dont cup
> around the balance pin. That I can relate to knowing that
> your follow up statement has a very high degree of likelihood.
>
> That being said,,, I still have seen plenty of folded
> bushings cup around the pin, both front and balance. I dont
> have that problem anymore, and I dont fold. And I stoped
> having that problem when I started being a lot more
> carefull about making sure I was spread'n the ol glue real
> even like over the whole width of the felt. So that
> naturally leads me to
> kind of connect the bowing syndrom to inappropriate gluing
> proceedures.
>
> Course I could be wrong :)
>
> Cheers!
>
> RicB
>
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> UiB, Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
>
>
>



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