Have you really heard flanges squeak? Key bushings yes, but I've never heard centers. Hmmmm. Barbara Richmond ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 2:46 PM Subject: Re: Rebushing centers/mystery center pinning > Glue wicking into flange bushing cloth is a source of squeeks. The CA > glue isn't causing this problem? Because it is so diluted? > > David I. > > > > ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> > From: Robin Hufford <hufford1@airmail.net> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Received: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 13:29:39 -0600 > Subject: Re: Rebushing centers/mystery center pinning > >>Hello Richard, Don and Barbara, >>A few more comments interposed. >> First, I did try today the use of alcohol as a wetting agent; it >>was useless as it served only to accelerate the reaction and >>immediately harden the mixture as Don Rose predicted it would. Also, >>while applying it to a piece of bushing cloth as Barbara considered >>doing it was obvious that there really was no need for a wetting agent >>as it disappeared almost instantaneously upon being dripped onto the >>cloth. There was no discernible puddling or lag time. Again, this was >>a Don predicated. Two for two. It may be however, that the >>penetrabilty of this mixture may be different in a bushed flange whether >>the pressure in the bushing may have to be taken into account. The >>obvious effect of this stuff was to stiffen and harden slightly the >>cloth as I intended. >
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