Titebond Trim and Molding glue for bushings....

[Richard Brekne]

I started using this because I found often that glue would wick through 
to much and make for way too hard a bushing when using cauls.  So I 
figured I'd cut the glue off at the proverbial pass.  Then I found that 
with thick cloth the bushings ended up too soft.... so a bit of 
experiementing led me to getting the feel of just how much to let wick 
through.  At this point I do all my bushings this way... for thin cloth 
I just more or less seal the back... for thicker cloth let more wick 
into the material.

I've had a chance to watch quite a few high usage pianos over several 
years and the method works and holds up very well  indeed.

Cheers
RicB


    Ric,

    In what situation would you use this method?  

    Just curious.

    Barbara Richmond


    snip>
     > One thing that hasn't been mentioned here is that you can soak
    one side
     > of thicker bushing cloth with a Tight bond like glue... effectively
     > creating a shimmed bushing without the shim.  Wick in with your
     > finger... let dry til stiff... and then glue to the wood with pot
    glue
     > as usual.. Works like a charm really..
     >
     > Cheers