key bushing miracle stuff

[David Ilvedson]

A good idea is to wash the key mortices in very thin hot hide glue...like water.   That will soak into the wood and provide a good substance for the thicker hot hide glue to bind with when installing the key bushings.

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Fenton Murray" <fmurray at cruzio.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 7/9/2008 4:18:13 PM
Subject: Re: key bushing miracle stuff


>I hosed and hosed a mortise in pure silicone, then bushed it with hide glue, 
>no problem. Having said that, I'm not a particular fan of it's use, 
>especially in finish products, although it can seem like a miracle worker 
>there, too.
>Fenton
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
>To: <tcole at cruzio.com>; "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 7:04 AM
>Subject: Re: key bushing miracle stuff


>>
>>
>>> The front rail job was perfect but all of the balance rail bushings fell 
>>> out. I tried soaking the mortises with acetone but no amount of cleaning 
>>> seemed to cure the wood of repelling the hide glue. I suspect silicone 
>>> was the culprit.
>>>
>>> Not her fault, of course, but that is one horse she won't get back on 
>>> again.
>>>
>>> Silicone is forever.
>>>
>>> Tom Cole
>>
>> Baldwin found, as have I since, that the silicone and naphtha mix used by 
>> Baldwin/Wurlitzer doesn't adversely affect future glue adhesion. I suspect 
>> that what was in those mortises is not what you suspect was in those 
>> mortises.
>>
>> Ron N
>>
>>