This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment My only problem with leather is it doesn't come in different thicknesse= s. How do you make the fit? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California Original message From: Erwinspiano@aol.com To: pianotech@ptg.org Received: 11/7/2005 7:59:27 AM Subject: Re: Yamaha Key Bushing Replacement Ron & All After following up on many of our high use rebuilds I am extremely dis= appointed at the extreme wear factor on all the bushing cloths we've tr= ied. It's primarily the front rail pins. In one church, 2 years of med = heavy playing & many glissandos later the bushings are gone & keys as s= loopy as before SO when I get done with this post I'm ordering the Kangaroo stuff fro= m Schaff. I see no other alternative. I'm currently reworking a 1958 7 ft Petrof. Nice piano. The center ra= il bushings are in perfect tolerance. The fronts were felt & we changed= those due to exessive slop. There may be a chance of corrosion on brass but right now I'd take my= chances with the leather even on the brass pins. Hey if they last more= than 2 years under heavy use then I'm even, if longer then I'm in the = black. Dale Erwin We've considered leather bushings, but my understanding is that there c= an be a chemical reaction between the leather and the Yamaha brass key = pins. I don't see that the supply houses offer plated/steel pins in the= Yamaha size. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/44/20/b5/ca/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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