pulley key repair kit

[Scott Pickett]

The 'sawing into the key and inserting veneer' is the method I learned at
Steinway.  And yes, it is a pain in the derriere....

----- Original Message -----
From: <Tvak@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 9:18 PM
Subject: pulley key repair kit


> Just bought the pulley key repair kit from Schaff.  Anybody have any
> experiences with this, bad or good?
>
> Looks basically like it would work.  There's a drill bit to bore a recess
> into the bottom of the key surrounding the elongated balance rail pin
hole,
> into which you insert a little wooden donut which has a proper sized hole.
>
> I seem to recall reading about a method of sawing into the bottom of the
key
> on the elongated side of the hole and inserting a piece of veneer to
resize
> it...  Whereas I'd probably screw that up, this seems do-able, even for a
> klutz like me.
>
> Any guidance is appreciated.  I hesitate to proceed further for fear that
I
> might irreversibly ruin this plywood-soundboard/no serial #/no name spinet
> piano.
>
> Just practicing,
> Tom Sivak
>
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