Steve Brady's concert piano technician book had some stuff on side pressure that pianists can feel. Important to teflon powder the bushing cloth... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: A440A at aol.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 6/24/2008 1:51:44 PM Subject: Re: Front Rail Keypin Alignment Reality Check ><< I'm doing this on a keyboard with nice new key bushings. When the pin is >aligned with the mortise slot, there is near zero friction. But when you bent >the pin to move the key over, friction picks up real quickly. >So what's going on here >> >Greetings, > It sounds to me like the too long a piece of bushing cloth is in the >mortise. >Regards, >Ed Foote RPT >http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html >www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html > <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL >Autos >for fuel-efficient used cars.<BR> >(http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)</HTML>
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