replacing key bushings

[Prof. Euphonious Thump]

Yes. But I've found that it works much better than the
supply-house stuff. And is available at all craft and
fabric stores, and also comes in an "extra-thick"
version.
     Dangers: PVC is associated with a  cancer risk (
how severe, I don't know ) but I personally wouldn't
worry, unless you used gobs of it , all day long,
every day, without gloves , and inhaleda  lot of the
virtually non-existent "fumes". 
      As I used to, when I restored player pianos
every day--covering bellows - and developed a  real
aversion to the "smell" of it ( generally, a sign that
you've "had enough" exposure to something--that, and
the taste of it in your mouth. )

Thump


--- Alan Barnard <pianotuner at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> In a past discussion, wasn't it decided that "tacky
> glue" is just a thick version of PVC-E?
> 
> Alan Barnard
> Salem, MO
> 
> ----- Original message
> ----------------------------------------
> From: "Prof. Euphonious Thump" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Received: 1/8/2008 3:33:32 PM
> Subject: Re: replacing key bushings
> 
> 
> >Aileen's tacky glue grips almost as fast as hide
> glue,
> >sets up almost as fast as CA, and is much more
> >reversible. Great for felt, everywhere.
> >     Thump
> 
> 
> >--- Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> >> So for instance, you'd recommend a CA key bushing
> >> repair for a 20 year old Yamaha U3 in somone's
> home?
> >> 
> >> I've serviced some very large, very high quality,
> >> very concert-worthy pianos in homes where I think
> it
> >> would be quite improper to conduct such a repair.
> I
> >> don't think the venue should be the determining
> >> factor for the appropriateness of gluing a key
> >> bushing in with CA, but rather the instrument. I
> >> think it would be highly inappropriate for
> someone
> >> to do such a repair to any high quality (or even
> >> good quality) piano in any home. I think CA can
> >> appropriately be used on key bushing repair on
> piano
> >> that are clearly very unlikely to ever see a new
> set
> >> of key bushings - and even then, only maybe on a
> >> piano that is gasping for its last breath.
> >> 
> >> As I indicated previously, Bill Spurlock sells a
> >> on-site key bushing repair kit. CA is great
> stuff,
> >> and I use it a lot. But it is not for everything.
> >> 
> >> Keep in mind also that many of the lurkers on
> this
> >> list have far less experience than yourself -
> hey,
> >> even less than me!
> >> 
> >> Terry Farrell
> >>   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>   As I said, for "in home" repair. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>   Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
> >> 
> >>   -----Original Message-----
> >>   Oh Wim, please tell us you only do that method
> >> repair on 1948 beat up Gulbranson spinets. You
> >> wouldn't do that on a nice concert instrument -
> >> right??????????????
> >> 
> >>   Terry Farrell
> >>     ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>     For in home repairs likes this, if the old
> >> busing is there, I've use CA glue, and just put
> them
> >> back in place, holding on to the bushing with a
> >> screw driver. 
> >> 
> >>     Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
> 
> 
> 
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