For some reason types of problems seem to come in waves. This week I looked at three grands, all in not great but workable shape except for key leads swollen beyond belief. In the past, on antiques esp and the modern grand with the occaisional problem Ive simply shaved off the excess with a freshly sharpened chisel to avoid raising lead dust and staining the key. These are not great pianos, up to four 5/8" leads in the bass, badly corroded, signs of previous belt sanding to correct the problem. My inclination is to replace all the lead in each keyboard, repairing the cracks that are starting to appear in one of them as I go. My question is how do I make sure this wont recur? Obviously on two of these someone roughly sanded the key sides/leads to free them up and the problem came back with a vengeance. Any suggestions for preventitve actions? Dave ----------------------------- Dave Doremus RPT Algiers Piano Works, Ltd Restoration and Tuning of Modern and Historical Stringed Keyboard Instruments New Orleans algiers_piano@bellsouth.net ------------------------------
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