removing old keytops

[justpianos@our.net.au]

Get that dear old lady to a doctor quick smart. Once she is well again have 
her put together a dissertation on keytop replacement and post it on the 
list. She sounds like a real gem.
Try making up a jig to rout off keytops, one at a time. Allow the thickness 
of the new keytops which may be thicker.
Good luck.
Bruce Browning-The Piano Tuner



pianolover 88 <pianolover88@hotmail.com> said:

> Anybody have suggestions for the best/fastest method for removing old 
> plastic keytops? I tried my heat gun and almost started a fire! The tops 
> that did come off took some wood with it! Steam seems like it would be the 
> best way, but i don't want to inadvertently loosen the bushings or warp the 
> wood.
> 
> Normally I use the services of a very nice elderly lady who has been doing 
> keytop recovery for a long, long time, but she is sick and cannot do the 
> job, at least for a while,  so I thought I could do it myself---I have a 
new 
> found respect and admiration for this lady, who charges only $100 for a 
> complete new set, which also includes removing the old keytops, pickup and 
> delivery!
> 
> Terry Peterson
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