broken keys

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Jim,
        When one's back is against the wall, it is suprising the ingenuity
of some tech's. One reason not to judge this type of repair, unless you
know the full story. INTERESTING.
Regards Roger


At 09:13 AM 4/17/99 EDT, you wrote:
>Et Al;
> I have the action from an Adam Schaff grand in the shop for repair and 
>regulation.
> One of the repair thingees is broken keys at the balance rail hole. In the 
>past there have been ten broken keys repaired. The existing repairs appear
to 
>have been made quite some time ago and the piano has had no use for at least 
>twenty years.  All of the existing repairs were made with 'double edged
razor 
>blades' broken in half and imbedded in 'hide glue' on each side of the key ! 
>There is nothing covering the hide glue/keyside which appears to have been 
>clamped with 'wax paper'. The repair is very neatly made.
>
> Question: Has anyone seen this particular type repair before ? I never had 
>and I wonder if it was a method that was common in some areas. I have no
idea 
>where the piano originally came from.
>Jim Bryant (FL)
>
Roger Jolly
Balwin Yamaha Piano Centres.
Saskatoon/Regina.
Canada.