[pianotech] Rebushing Keys

[Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft]

Thanks to everyone for your input on the Bushmaster and procedures. I ordered one today along with a set of Spurlock's double sided cauls.

I'll give it a try and I'll report back after doing a set or two. I've been using the Spurlock two caul system for years, but I'm thinking about trying to speed things up using one caul, one time through, and the Bushmaster makes that possible.

Al -
High Point, NC



On Jun 29, 2011, at 11:38 AM, John Formsma wrote:

> It looks slower than the way I do it. I use the Bushmaster with Spurlock double-sided cauls. I do things several at a time. I.e., put hide glue on several mortises, say 4-6. Then put the strip of cloth over those mortises, work the Bushmaster tool one at a time, then insert a caul. Move on to the next several. I'll come back and trim the cloth later. Wastes a good bit of felt, but it's quick.
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> I wouldn't put glue directly on the cloth. First, why...when it's as easy and faster to apply it in the mortise with a small brush? And second, wouldn't it tend to increase the likelihood of glue lines forming at the cut ends, causing noise issues later?
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> -- 
> John Formsma, RPT
> Blue Mountain, MS
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> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft <alliedpianocraft at hotmail.com> wrote:
> John, Steve,
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> I just found a youtube video showing a combination of the Spurlock method, while using the Buchmaster type tool, so there is very little waste. The system looks very good and I think it will save quite a bit of time.
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19atg2J2XQs     What do you think of this method?
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> Al -
> High Point, NC
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