On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 9:53 PM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote: > 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 > Sorry Ron I missed your Journal T&T article I've been doing this for years, You're probably right about this particular key, I haven't used your "whittling" technique although it makes sense I have seen keysticks from old uprights with cutawys similar to yours. -- 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/20120811/b89ddeba/attachment.htm>
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