? Hey Tom ? Maybe it will work on hammers too>? LOL ? Dale > 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? >? >? >? > ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080707/c784186c/attachment.html
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