When I replaced the keytops on a German made Steinway, I called the factory to see what they recommended. They sent me a set, $57.00, that fit perfectly. No huss, no fuss. They were white and made out of plastic, but they looked great installed. The same for the Kawai grand I did. The factory sent me what was supposed to go on that particular piano and they fit perfect. The Vagius may be great, but I haven't used them yet. I put on a set of two piece keytops on a Yamaha once, and nearly lost my mind. I will never use two piece keytops again. Hope this helps. Richard Strang -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Dave Smith Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 4:19 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: Keytop material? Calin, I am new to this and have only done two sets of keytops. So take this with a grain of salt.... I have used the Vagius one-piece keytops and love them. They are shaded and grained to look like ivory, and I really liked the results. Hopefully you will hear from those who are more veterans. Dave Smith SW FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Calin Tantareanu" <dnu@fx.ro> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 3:23 PM Subject: Keytop material? > Hello! > > I was wondering what material are you using for replacing keytops? > I tried some plastic molded ones and they look like... plastic. > Are there better alternatives? Something that doesn't have the plastic look, > more like ivory. > What are the piano factories using nowadays? > > > > Calin Tantareanu > ---------------------------------------------------- > http://calintantareanu.tripod.com > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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