replacing key bushings

[Alan Barnard]

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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