YES! I should have said. I alway install bushings with hot hide glue. Even if the original was white gook. Only way to go. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 5:06 PM Subject: Re: removing key bushings > Farrell wrote: > > >I find they are fairly easy to remove. I soak them with water/alchohol for > >some hours, then insert the appropriate sized brass caul chucked into a > >soldering iron (the Pianotek key easing iron). Go in fairly hot. They > >generall just fall right out. > > > >Terry Farrell > > > > > > > Good method, tried and true. Works great and lasts a long time. For > just about any glue I've seen on bushings. > > That said.... hide glue is the appropriate glue for bushings. Comes out > easiest of all and makes for a nice easy clean replacement. > > Cheers > RicB > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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