removing key bushings

[John Formsma]

Joe,

If hide glue will work, I'll definitely use it ... I was under the 
impression that the wood had to be relatively clean before hide glue 
would work. There's a lot of white crap left in the wood, but hey, I 
guess it wouldn't take long to find out if it will stick.

Let me make it clear that I have NEVER used anything other than hide 
glue for new bushings, except for one in the field. 

It's taken about 3 times longer to remove these as compared with those 
glued with hide glue.

Do you reckon one of the punishments in hell for piano manufacturers 
will be having to eternally remove bushings glued with this stuff? <g>

John Formsma


> The glue in question, is, I suspect a heat activated bunch of glop. 
Clean as
> much as is possible from the mortises and reglue the bushings with 
Hide
> Glue. PLEASE do not put bushings in with Titebond or PVC-E! You'd 
just be
> adding insult to injury. Besides, neither hardens sufficiently and 
squirms.
> Trying to ease those things would be like shoveling sand against the 
tide!
> Hide glue will stick to just about anything, including glass.<G>
> Best Regards,
> 
> Joe Garrett, RPT,