When you mentioned rubbery plastic, I immediately thought contact cement. If it is, it is not original, and someone took too much off the keystick, and had to build it up. I do not like contact cement used in piano work. JMHO John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Barnard To: Pianotech List Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 7:12 PM Subject: Key structures ... Four questions I can't answer: 1. This is a key stick from an old Kimball upright which, judging from the trapwork, MIGHT have been a player, although there is no folding control bar in the front, just a normal keyslip, and no other evidence of "stuff" ever mounted to the case. Did some companies make piano models that could optionally be fitted for a player mechanism or just sold as a regular piano? 2. Each key has an extra layer laminated to the top, just the same length as the key covering (in this case a very tenacious, rubbery plastic), so it sticks up about 3/16" higher than the rest of the key. Wassup widdat? 3. Then there is the inserted piece below that, over the front rail pin area. Did they, maybe, cut the front rail slot all the way through the key, then glue on little caps? 4. And then there is the narrow notch, at the bottom just left of center in the picture. I've seen these before but don't have a clue what they're for. There is nothing different about the key bed, so what's with the notch? Thanks. Alan Barnard Salem, Missouri -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060605/aa1da3eb/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: KimballKey.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 7625 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060605/aa1da3eb/attachment-0001.jpe
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