un-weighting

[JIMRPT@aol.com]

Tom, Charles, Keith & David; Bob you probably shoud not read this. ;
  From your posts, collectively and individually, I get the impression that
one should fill the void left when key weights are removed.  Is there a
reason for this ?  Is one to accept that when you remove a keyweight that one
'weakens' a keystick ? If so, does that mean  the keyweight added strength to
the keystick when it was installed ?  Is there a justifiable reason to fill
the void left when removing weights, other than cosmetic ? When you add a
plug to a keystick you just removed a weight from aren't you adding weight
back to the key, however slight ? Because of the dynamics of wood expansion
and contraction, temp/humidity induced plasticity, should not any "plug"
oppose the grain of a keystick ? (grain in the same plane but at right angles
to each other)
Jim Bryant (FL)
P.S. "dowel plugs" (end grain showing at key sides) should not be used to
plug keyweight holes period. This due to the expansion pattern of the "plug"
and the subsequent possibility of the "plug" splitting the keystick over
time.