Keytop Trimming Question/Dave Smith

[Ron Nossaman]

Aren't you guys suggesting building up the key sides presuming that the 
replacement keytops are the width and shape the keys are supposed to be, or 
once were? That's not often the case in actual pianos. There's lots of 
variation among key sets, and if the key appears undamaged, the new keytop 
should be trimmed neatly flush with the key sides, with top edges rounded 
over to suit.

Neatness counts. Entire rebuild jobs are very often evaluated starting with 
the finish (if it was re-done), then the keytops.
Ron N