[pianotech] Twisted sticks

[Rob McCall]

I did notice that you had drawn lines to guide your work. Is there a dimension that works the best without weakening the key? Or as I suspect, is it more of a wild *** guess based on years of experience and broken keysticks? ;-)

Rob

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On Aug 10, 2012, at 17:08, 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
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