John, Regarding the removal of the new sharp, to assure that you will not be splintering any wood you should try steaming the sharp off. Use a rag rinsed in water and squeezed tight to remove the excess water. fold it 3-4 times thick shaped to cover the sharp. Place an iron (not your wife's iron!), on the cloth on the wool setting. You may have to remove the rag, rinse, and reapply when you don't see steam rising, but the sharp WILL fall off with little or no effort. Caution: Depending on the length of time it takes you to steam off the sharp you may need to replace the front rail key bushing. A minor repair for a clean removal. As regards you key top replacement, we have been doing full scale restorations for 25 years and have come across this very situation several times. When dealing with a plastic top, your better off replacing them all. It's almost impossible to match them exactly, due to the change of color slowly taking place due to sunlight. To complicate this, the customer has already a preconceived mental picture of a perfect keyboard with a $3.00 expense. It's wonderful to do the best for less for a customer but sometimes the expense ends up being yours. Sincerely, Piano Services of Florida, Inc.
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