damper guide rail bushings

[Cy Shuster]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 7:07 AM
Subject: Re: damper guide rail bushings


> 
>> Paul, perhaps you missed Ron Nossaman's post describing his method - 
>> which IMHO is the slickest of all. He shellacs the wooden guide rail, 
>> lets it dry, inserts the cloth bushings, then wets the bushings with a 
>> 50/50 alcohol/water mix and inserts a #7 (or whatever appropriate size) 
>> bridge pin to size the bushing. The alcohol in the sizing mixture 
>> dissolves the little bit of shellac in the bushing hole and bonds the 
>> bushing in place.
>> 
>> The 'ole two birds with one stone approach. I like it.
>> 
>> Terry Farrell
> 
> 
> And I stole the idea from someone else who posted it to the 
> pianotech list some years back. Whoever thought this one up 
> originally, thanks. It works quite well.
> Ron N
>

Paul Chick, Sr., showed it to me.  It works great!

--Cy--