Keyslips making keys stick

[Tom Driscoll]

David,
   If trimming the middle dowel does the job---great!  Otherwise do the 
others as necessary.
Tom d.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 1:15 PM
Subject: RE: Keyslips making keys stick


> If the middle was bowed in you would trim the middle dowels only?   I'm 
> thinking usually 3 dowels, so middle dowel trimmed...
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: tom <tomtuner at verizon.net>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Received: 6/23/2008 8:38:20 AM
> Subject: RE: Keyslips making keys stick
>
>
>
>>List,
>> My 10 minute solution is to trim the dowels protruding from the
>>bottom of the slip on the side facing the player, essentially making the
>>dowels smaller in diameter than the corresponding hole in the keybed. Then
>>glue a piece of leather in the holes one quarter the circumference of the
>>hole on the side closest to the keyframe.
>> Hard to describe, but think of it as making a smaller hole and
>>"moving" it away from the keyframe . Then when inserting the slip (with 
>>the
>>smaller dowels) a new space is created without adding any extra friction.
>>I'm all for doing what needs to be done in whatever time and resources may
>>be available, and this technique qualifies on both counts.
>> Tom Driscoll RPT
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