Warped keys

[Lance Lafargue]

I'm not sure that steaming/rewarping would be permanent.  I usually use a
small hand plane sander to remove wood.  I don't know how bad your are. 
Ignore those angry students, they'll be gone soon enough....
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: Christopher D. Purdy <purdy@oak.cats.ohiou.edu>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Warped keys
> Date: Saturday, February 07, 1998 12:31 AM
> 
> Hello List,
> 
> I have a piano in my care that has developed two severely warped keys,
> adjacent to each other and warping opposite directions. (go figure, kind
of
> reminds me of David Letterman's smile) My first response is to "un" warp
> them with dry heat  like we do hammer shanks.  I seem to remember,
though,
> someone teaching the use of steam in this case.  Your input would be
> appreciated.  Some of the students here are more annoyed than usual.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> chris
> 
> -Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T.   School of Music  Ohio University  Athens
OH
> 
> -purdy@oak.cats.ohiou.edu   (614) 593-1656    fax# (614) 593-1429
> 
>