[pianotech] Twisted sticks

[Ron Nossaman]

On 8/10/2012 9:23 PM, Rob McCall wrote:
> 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? ;-)

I never had one break. Cut on the diagonal, it's still plenty strong 
even as I remove AS MUCH WEIGHT as I can. The lines just give me a 
target short of the corner or key top. I could have drilled big holes 
instead, but a Buck 303 fits in my pocket easier.
Ron N