Elwood, Yes, to your first question. Always a good idea to have at least a few of the various types and designs of sharps around. You just never know when one will save the day. As far as getting them off of the key, I just apply a chisel, bevel side down (towards the key) and give it a good whack. The sharp usually just pops right off. Might need a bit of sanding to clean it up and you're good to go. Robin Blankenship ----- Original Message ----- From: Elwood Doss, Jr. To: 'Pianotech List' Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 1:22 PM Subject: old sharps Do any of you salvage old wood sharps from old upright pianos? Would it be a good idea to keep some of the older sharps around? How would one get the old sharps off the old keys? Just wondering... Joy! Elwood Elwood Doss, Jr., M.M.E., RPT Piano Technician/Technical Director Department of Music 145 Fine Arts Building The University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN 38238 731/881-1852 FAX: 731/881-7415 HOME: 731/587-5700 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070716/df50f9ba/attachment-0001.html
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