Plastic keytop removal

[Jon Page]

Lance,
Try an iron placed over aluminium foil on top of the keys.
This will soften the plastic and glue and a blade will peel it off.
The foil also keeps the bottom of the iron clean.

Find the right heat setting for the heating/peeling process.

As always, fill any gouges before planing.  I use a plunge router bit
on my drill press with the key held in a drill press vice for planing.
A stop clamped to the table maintains an even end on the tail.
The tops have a nice onlay look to them this way.
PVC-E glue, no need to clamp, press on well.
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Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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At 01:00 PM 1/14/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Please advise on the best way to remove plastic and celluloid natural
>keytops.  Damp towel and an iron does not work.  Thanks.
>Also, what is the best glue?  PVCA?  Where do I get your suggested glue?  
>
>P.S.  How do I get to the search engine for the archives?  I got lost. 
>Thanks.
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>LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT
>LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES
>New Orleans Chapter
>Mandeville, LA.
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