key bushing miracle stuff

[Tom Sivak]

Mike

We'll have to see.  Bob at Pianotech says it's not
temporary, but the key bushing job I did with it was
last week, so all I can tell you is that it will last
at least a week!  

I should mention that this tip was passed along to me
from another tech who has been using it longer than I.
 I would assume if it were temporary, he would not
have so wholeheartedly recommended the stuff to me.  

Time will tell.  

Tom Sivak

--- Mike Morvan <keymaestro at verizon.net> wrote:

> Tom,
>     There is NO miracle stuff or silver bullets in
> this business. Lightly 
> steaming the bushings will give you the same
> temporary effect you achieved 
> with VS Profelt without the damaging properties of
> embalming the mortises 
> with irremovable silicone. If the bushings are worn
> they are worn, the cloth 
> is eroded. Cloth is very hygroscopic and will swell
> readily with liquids but 
> will assume their eroded shape quickly with some
> play. It is a very 
> inexpensive quick fix though. Just my two cents.
> Mike
> 
> Blackstone Valley piano
> Michael A. Morvan
> 76 Sutton Street
> Uxbridge, Ma 01569
> (508) 278-9762
> www.pianoandorgankeys.com
> www.thepianorebuilders.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Sivak" <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 7:15 PM
> Subject: key bushing miracle stuff
> 
> 
> > List
> >
> > It isn't often that I can contribute anything that
> I
> > think worthy of you all.   Perhaps you all know
> about
> > this VS Profelt stuff, but it's new to me and it
> has
> > saved me two bushing jobs so far.
> >
> > I had a Kawai vertical that needed new balance
> rail
> > key bushings, badly.  Sharps especially rocked
> back
> > and forth, big time.   I removed the keys, applied
> VS
> > Profelt to the bushings, inserted my Spurlock
> bushing
> > cauls and let them set over night.   Next day, the
> key
> > bushings were perfect.  There was not even any
> > variation from one to the next.  They were all
> > perfect.
> >
> > I spoke with Bob at Pianotech and he said that it
> > relaxes the felt and also contains silicone which
> > lubricates the felt.  He said he had a set of key
> > bushings in which some were too tight, and some
> were
> > too loose, and after an application of this stuff,
> > they were all PERFECT.
> >
> > I also used VS Profelt on damper rail guide
> bushings
> > on a M&H AA in which the dampers were bobbling
> side to
> > side, forward to back, like little wooden
> > jacks-in-the-box.   I applied the liquid, put in
> > number 8 bridge pins for a "caul", and the next
> day,
> > voila!  Like new.
> >
> > This stuff saved me hours of work.   Not only are
> the
> > results great, but I can now make improvements on
> some
> > of my clients' pianos where money is an issue.  I
> > don't even bring up key bushing replacement on
> some
> > pianos even if it needs it desperately.   Now, I
> can
> > suggest upgrading the key bushing situation at a
> more
> > reasonable cost.
> >
> > Tom Sivak
> > Chicago
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> 
> 
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