too-thick keytops

[Michael Spalding]

Gosh, Conrad, I wish I'd thought of that while I was still at the piano -
could have saved me from hauling the keys home.  Customer-relations-wise,
not sure I want to haul the keys back untouched and tell her I've decided
to fix it a different way....  Oh well, next time I'll know what to do.

Mike


> [Original Message]
> From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 9/3/2003 8:46:15 AM
> Subject: Re: too-thick keytops
>
> At 09:19 9/3/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >     Can't think of an easier way to get around your problem, anyone
else?
> >     Mike Kurta
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Michael Spalding" <spalding48@earthlink.net>
> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 8:22 AM
> >Subject: too-thick keytops
>
>
>
> I've seen cloth punchings which were trimmed.  The oval pins kept them
from 
> spinning. A good scissors or knife would do the trimming, but even faster 
> would be a sharp chisel just outside the dent (or since the punchings are 
> new,  remove the white keys and use the sharps as chisel guides.)
>
> I've not tried it myself... just musing...
> YMMV
>
>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician
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