Keyslips making keys stick

[David Ilvedson]

I haven't tried unwarping the keyslip with a heat gun.   So the technique is put pressure towards where you want it to go and move heat gun and up and down backside of the keyslip...i.e. (middle warped inward) one end on carpet and push on backside of keyslip in the middle while moving heat gun.   How long does that realistically take?   

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 6/23/2008 3:30:44 AM
Subject: Keyslips making keys stick


>As I understand it, these solutions involve placing / gluing  something 
>or another in between the front of the key frame front rail and the key 
>slip. If thats the case I see nothing elegant about the solution at all. 
>Simple perhaps, but no more so then a more appropriate fix. If this was 
>a good way of doing thing I am quite sure virtually every piano 
>manufacturer would have some kind of similar thing built into their 
>pianos from the get go. None do... and that should be a clue.

>If the thing it warped... unwarp it. 

>Cheers
>RicB


>    Matthew,

>    Do what works, fella.  Alicia's solution is elegant and simple. 
>    Folded up business cards are not so elegant, IMO, but they work
>    too.  Whatever.  Pick your battles.  I prefer what Alicia has
>    suggested because it is smooth, adjustable and stable over the long
>    term.  If you use a card and choose to use a dab of glue I'd use
>    PVC-E as opposed to CA.

>    William R. Monroe