warped key

[Susan Kline]

At 05:14 PM 3/3/98 EST, you wrote:
>Problem:  one warped key on a Baldwin console.

>Now, 9 months later G1 is warped. It has a slight bend in it, and is rubbing
>against the F. (It is leaving the F# and G# alone.
>
>The key has a dog leg to the left. It has a key button on the underside. My
>initial thought is to lay the key on its side, with the bend up, and put a
>weight on the top of the bend, to allow it to straighten out. But I am not
>sure if this will work. 
>
>Any other ideas?

Hi, Wim

I suppose it's warped too far just to sand down the part that's rubbing?

I wonder if your weight idea might work if you first steamed the concave 
portion by using an iron and a wet cloth, and then put on the weight, 
leaving it overnight.

I've steamed keys with a wet cloth and iron, and then bent them with a
crescent wrench, holding them in a vise. It seemed to work okay.


Susan Kline
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