What is an onlay? Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@comcast.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 8:10 AM Subject: worn key sides > Dave, > Install an onlay. Route off the top 1/4' or so with a drill press and > plunge router bit. > > Old upright keys which haven't had the sides undermined make suitable > onlays, cut the appropriate > amount off the keys. Two things to bear in mind, depth of front rail pin up > into key and juxtaposition > of the tails. > > If tail alignment is a problem, fabricate suitable onlays. For that matter, > the tail doesn't have to be replaced, > just the head. Cut sufficiently into the key (1/4" is plenty) and add new > stock cut to width. > No one will feel or notice if the area below the onlay isn't flush. Of > course the fronts will need replacing. > > If the sides hadn't been tapered, you could have built them up with veneer. > > Regards, > > Jon Page, piano technician > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. > mailto:jonpage@comcast.net > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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