Keytop trimmin'

[Alan Barnard]

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Alan Barnard
Salem, Missouri


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Alan Barnard 
To: Pianotech
Sent: 10/05/2005 3:47:21 PM 
Subject: RE: Keytop trimmin'


As the the fronts, just use a flat file to trim them flush. Or, if you're a little braver and want to speed it up, use a Dremmel with a sanding wheel. Or start with the Dremmel and do final trim with the file. Or train gerbils to knaw off the excess. Your choice.

As to the tails: You WANT the plastic to go far enough under the fallboard felt so that no wood shows. You have to trim the plastic flush with the sides of the key, of course. If key thickness is the problem, then I ask, "Did you sand/plane the keytops down so the overall dimension with the new tops is the same?" Or, I might ask, "Can you shim or otherwise adjust the fallboard up a tad?" Or, I might ask, "Why do cannibals refuse to eat clowns?" 

You don't need a lot of clearance between the key and the nameboard felt. (?)  Maybe you can clarify the problem for us ....

Alan Barnard
Salem, Missouri


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Matthew Todd 
To: Pianotech
Sent: 10/05/2005 3:29:39 PM 
Subject: Keytop trimmin'


Hey guys,

I am in the middle of my third keytop replacement job.  As it turns out, the tails of the tops are about a 1/4'' too long.  If I put them on, they will probably get in the way of the fallboard.  Is there a way to cut the tail length??  And the keytop front goes down past the key quite a bit too.

Matthew


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