This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Yes, I meant center pin bushings. (my response was to Terry Farrell = concerning hammer shank flanges) I didn't saw that Ryan Sawers was = talking about key bushings. Btw, I just restored a piano-forte from 1844 (a Boisselot from = Marseilles one like possessed F. List) and this piano had keys with a = smal sawcut lenghtwise with a screw to tighten up the key bushing. Many = of the keys were bent on the front side, I suppose due to this saw cut? Pierre Gevaert ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Carl Meyer=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 7:02 PM Subject: Re: Adjustable key bushings I believe you meant center pin bushings, not key bushings, didn't you? Carl Meyer Ptg assoc Santa Clara, Ca. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gevaert Pierre=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 9:40 AM Subject: Re: Adjustable key bushings Hi, Erard used this system on their brass hammernuts I think from the = second half of the 19th century on. It works well but is sometimes hard = to regulate. Maybe it was to expensive to produce? Regards, P Gevaert ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ryan Sowers=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 9:39 PM Subject: Adjustable key bushings On a similar note: I once saw an old piano in Del's shop that had screw adjustable = key bushings. It appeared to work beautifully! Anybody else seen this? Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> wrote: Farrell wrote: >Or step back into the old box. I don't recall ever hearing a = good >explanation of why the screw-adjustable felt-bushed hammer = shank flange is >not popular. Anyone got a take on that? I'm talking about the = kind you >commonly find on large American square grands. I know David = Stanwood also >experimented with them in his early action-metrology years. > >Seems to me like such a perfect solution. > >Terry Farrell > >=20 > Out of the box, into the frying pan... now all we need is the = fire....=20 :) Actually... a good point... I'd love to hear comments on this = too. Cheers RicB _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Pianova Piano Service Olympia, WA=20 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around=20 http://mail.yahoo.com=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/a1/89/8e/0d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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