Xylol for tuning pin bushings

[Avery]

Yamaha supplies bushings WITHOUT the hole already drilled. You have 
to do it yourself while you're drilling
the block.

Now, how does that work if one isn't replacing the block? A lot of 
trouble? Maybe a different supplier! :-)

Avery Todd

At 03:54 PM 3/29/2007, you wrote:

>How does Yamaha do theirs - my understanding is that they do it 
>differently than most rebuilders - they must do something akin to 
>what I've described.
>
>Interesting.
>
>For that matter, why not just epoxy the entire block to the plate 
>(at least on pianos where the block is not mortised into the rim), 
>and epoxy Delignit bushings in (to the block and to the plate). That 
>would sure make things nice and solid. I thought about that when 
>looking at this Julius Bauer grand I was working on a while back 
>while thinking of Ron Over's plate/pinblock design - much like the 
>Bauer where the pinblock is surrounded on all sides by plate flange. 
>Just epoxy the whole dern thing together. Why not? The next guy can 
>simply cut/route/drill everything out 95 years from now.
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>>>This plate has holes too large for the 7/16 o.d.
>>>bushings.     Bob Hull
>>
>>If they do swell to fit now, they'll shrink and crack later. Been 
>>there, though not with Xylol. In this case, I'd either make 
>>bushings to fit, or leave them out.
>>
>>I always liked the feel of plate bushings, and would attempt to 
>>retain them if it was relatively easy to do, but if doing so 
>>presents a bottomless time sink or high likelihood of failure, I'll 
>>abandon them. Part of that decision is determined by the pinblock you're using.
>>
>>Ron N
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