Double-Bushed Guide Rails

[Gerald Cousins]

Bill,
Hysterically speaking; 
I've used a white (bushing) cloth thin laminated with the typical red bushing cloth. Did this for some pianos where I wanted to maintain the original rail specs. 
3M makes an excellent spray on contact adhesive available in most art and or camera shops. Grain matching is worth monitoring prior to laminating as tearing the cloth to the exacting standard of  "3.14159 x hole diameter" might be compromised. ;) 
White cloth might be challenging to find now so you might have to opt for double cloth in red. I did rely on laminating (gluing) 2 sheets since I could never quite master the technique of bushing twice without any adhesive. All that being said, I can't disagree with Davids comment of just getting the thickest cloth and single bushing. I would guess they (SS,NY)might have done the double bushed method due to limited thickness of the cloth (read:out of necessity) at that time of production.  There might still be some old timers from NY who know this technique without using any adhesives maybe they're even monitoring this list.  How about it you "old people"? :) 
Gerry Cousins



----- Original Message ----
From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:11:35 PM
Subject: RE: Double-Bushed Guide Rails

Screw that, just buy the thickest bushing cloth (Pianotek sells it), cut
your own strips, diameter of the hole x 3.14159... for the width will work
fine.  

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net 
www.davidlovepianos.com

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of William Monroe
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:49 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Double-Bushed Guide Rails

I've never rebushed the S&S double bushed guide rail.  I am wanting to keep
it double bushed for hysterical accuracy.  ;-]

Any tips/procedures to help?  I'm assuming standard bushing cloth works fine
for the inner layer, but what should be used for the outer?  I'd really
appreciate input on this one.

Thanks,
William R. Monroe
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