Broken Key

[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 98-11-14 11:18:02 EST, you write:

<<  have a client who owns an 18 year old Ivers And Pond upright  that has a
 broken key. It is broken at the balance rail hole and has been repaired by
 another person. This person glued the parts back together and glued/nailed a
 portion of white plastic keytop along one side of the key as a reinforcement.
 This "reinforcement" has cracked under the strain of playing and I am left
 with the repair job. The question is, would Weldbond be the better glue
choice
 for the repair? And would a piece of ivory keytop (of which I have some)
serve
 as an adequte reinforcement or would it be better to use thin veneer. This is
 an instrument that is in rather poor condition but it's all the family has
and
 can afford.
 
 Thanks,
 Ralph Black
 Nashville >>


How about glueing, or nailing a thin piece of sheet metal on the side of the
key. At this point I don't think you have to worry about touch weight.

Willem