This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Matthew, I apply keytops for a living and there are several factors to = consider when choosing a top. The quality of the keytop, quality of the = piano, quality of the rebuild, preference of the customer, knowledge and = preference of the technician and budget. Crappy "molded" keytops are = nice if applied properly, and three thousand dollars worth of new ivory = is "crappy" if not applied properly. Molded keytops have the advantage = of being inexpensive, uniform in shape and appearance, and relatively = easy to apply with minimal skill, tooling and yields fair results. A = disadvantage is that many people feel that they are a cheap top and as a = result do not use them. Other materials ivory, bone and the variety of = plastics are usually in a slab or oversize form and require more skill, = tooling and money. In addition when you go from a molded keytop with = fronts attached to a keytop without a front attached you double your = workload. Vagias is a simulated ivory top made of plastic and I've found = that people either like it or don't there is no in between. Ivorine = (pyralin) is still around and preferred to acrylics because of the = plastics available it feels similar to ivory. New ivory and bone are = available and preferred by most but are costly and not always in the = budget. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Matthew Todd=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 7:52 PM Subject: Moulded Keytops Can some of you briefly list why the crappy "moulded" keytops are not = the way to go? Or even list some personal experiences?? I guess I = would like a comparsion between moulded and the other keytops that are = available like Vagias, Ivorine, etc. Thanks! Matthew -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday!=20 Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/80/6c/7d/97/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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