"Genesis Jig?"

[Dave Davis]

Hi Dave,
I bought the Genesis Jig from Randy.  It works fine
and I'm not sorry I bought it. It's good to practice
on some "junk" keys, like out of a piano you're
throwing away, before working on a customer's keys,
there is a slight learning curve to making it work
well. The most efficient way that I've found is to set
it up, do all the A's, then the B's, C's, etc. 

The fault I've found is that it should be a couple of
inches longer...in order to get enough of the keystick
routed for the new top, the end has to almost stick
out of the jig, making a precarious situation for the
router on the edge of the jig.

It's also designed to rout off the fronts, but the
guys I know who do keytops sand them off (sometimes in
flames) with a belt sander.

If you have a bunch of junk keys, you might try
building your own jig and experimenting to find
something cheaper that works as well.

Have fun!!

Dave Davis
Renton, WA
Assoc. PTG



 --- Dave Smith <dsmith941@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who
> has experience with or knowledge of the so-called
> Genesis Jig which Randy Potter course mentions for
> routing keytops.  I realize that many technicians
> send their keys out for keytop replacement, but I am
> at the point of making the decision to tool up and
> try to learn, or send out.
> 
> Thanks!  Reply to list or privately if you would
> rather.  
> 
> Dave Smith
> SW FL
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: J Patrick Draine 
>   To: Pianotech 
>   Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 6:30 PM
>   Subject: Re: Stretch: What's it all about?
> 
> 
> 
>   On Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at 11:39 AM, D. B.
> Stang wrote:
> 
> 
>     Any guidance on this subject is welcome.
> 
> 
>   Have you read PTG's (authored by Michael Travis)
> "PACE Tuning Lesson Plans" (v. 1 & 2) and "On Pitch"
> by Rick Baldassin? If not, buy them now (order from
> the PTG Home Office or at your neighborhood PTG
> Regional Conference).
> 
>   Patrick Draine
> 
> 


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