If you are serious about doing a quality, long-term job on this, and anticipate doing more in the future, I would recommend the Onesti Key Balance Rail Hole repair system. It is top notch. William R. Monroe Madison, WI Assoc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Nereson" <davner@kaosol.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 3:08 AM Subject: Re: Pulley Keys > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 5:25 AM > Subject: Re: Pulley Keys > > > > "I usually first determine which way the hole is elongated and mark where > > I'll repair the hole so that the keyfronts are flush." > > > > Indeed, but how does one determine EXACTLY where the hole should be? If > this > > is not done very accurately, the key fronts will be misaligned. Now this > is > > not difficult on a piano that has equal length keys, but how to do on a > > 9-foot piano keyboard with longer keys toward the bass? > > > > Terry Farrell > > I guess you'd have to take the pulley key out with one or two of its > neighbors, put a straightedge across the fronts of the keys and clamp them > together, then mark a line through the centers of the balance rail > oles. --D.N. > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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