I have always just glued and clamped the keys and never used veneer. I would dry fit the pieces then trace it on a paper. I would also check neighbor keys for reference on my tracing.After clamping I would see if my key matched exactly my outline on the paper. Never had a problem. Regards, Jack Houweling Sent from my iPhone On 2012-11-09, at 8:46 AM, chrisstor at aol.com wrote: > On 11/9/2012 9:44 AM, chrisstor at aol.com wrote: > > A broken key also gets pieces of veneer glued to both sides, spanning > > over the crack. Trim, sand, and feather the veneer patches so there's > > no rubbing on adjacent keys. The repair is stronger than the key ever > > would be. > > Chris - > > Interestingly (or not), I've always used manilla card or folder stock > for this, with never a failure. It's easier to get and to carry than > veneer, less delicate to handle, requires no sanding and feathering, > easy to cut and to trim after installation, and requires no clamping to > glue as it doesn't curl up as it soaks up glue moisture. > > Ron N > Good idea, Ron. I've always got business cards on hand. I'll give your idea a try. > Yeah, the reason why I wrote was because Marshall was asking about fixing a broken key, > > and he was describing how he learned it. (Using adjacent keys as clamping anvils is a good > > idea to keep the broken key repair aligned, straight, and flat. > > > > > > What I noticed was missing in his description was the very important veneer > > (or card stock) splints that should be on both sides of the key. I've come across > > broken key repairs (done by others) that didn't have the splints, only to find the the > > key broke in the same place because they didn't dry fit the parts cleanly, didn't clamp, > > didn't use the splints, or all of the above. It much more difficult to properly repair > > the key the second time through because of all the dry glue blebs in the usually jagged > > end of the break. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121109/ba2b90cf/attachment.htm>
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