This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hey great idea! I think that I will use the idea with my radial chop-saw jig the next = set I do, and steam the thin sliver of ( rosewood most likely ) off the = key stick ala ivory removal. Thanks Kjell Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Kjell Sverre Fardal=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 10:14 AM Subject: SV: removing ebony sharps Hi, David =20 This is the way I do it: =20 1) Cut the sharps off with a band saw, but save 1 mm of the = ebony. 2) Heat it on a cooking plate or an iron (not too hot, and no = damp). 3) Remove it with a chisel, just as you would remove ivory. =20 Easy, fast, clean, and you are ready to put on the new tops. =20 Kjell Sverre Fardal, NPTF Kristiansand / Norway ksfardal@online.no =20 =20 -----Opprinnelig melding----- Fra: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]P=E5 = vegne av David Love Sendt: 7. november 2002 16:58 Til: Pianotech Emne: removing ebony sharps =20 What's the method of choice for removing ebony from the key. Whereas = I have generally used a chisel for taking off plastic sharps, the = additional surface area of ebony sharps may produce some wood loss, = which I would like to avoid. It seems like maybe a band saw for the = bulk of it followed by a sharp chisel might be the way to go. Any = suggestions. =20 David Love =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/84/52/c6/ed/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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