On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote: > On 8/10/2012 1:50 PM, Rob McCall wrote: > >> Ron, >> >> I thought about this... I remember you talking about this quite a >> while ago but I wasn't sure which area of the key to whittle. Your >> picture tells all. Thanks... >> > > That makes me 1000 words ahead! > > That's the only place you really can remove a lot of material without it > showing or weakening the key. And I take off as much as I can, rather than > try for any three decimal balance figure. Very scientific, but functionally > practical. It is C-8 after all, and the front needs lightened a lot. > > > > I have a follow-up tuning in about 3 weeks. I'll bring my whittling >> knife and get to work. >> > > No tape stitches though. Save the blood for stringing. <G> > Ron N > > I have another idea, I've done it before with great success, cut a kerf 3/4 of the way through the key in the oppisite angle of the twist, put some Titebond in the cut & clamp it end to end until the kerf closes on top. You will now have a straight or semi-straight key. I had a Baldwin spinet that had about 5 or 6 of these, fixed them all that way. Mike -- I think we are a product of all our experiences. Sanford I. Weill<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sanfordiw283095.html> Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com <http://www.ifixpianos.com/> email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120810/bc79f949/attachment.htm>
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