keytops

[John Delmore]

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Thanks guys!!  I'm just about to learn keytop replacement, now I know which
ones to get!!!  I was concerned about "bright white" modern-looking plastic
on a 1916 piano-"light cream" sounds a lot better!  This is a great list!!
John
 
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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Paul Chick (Earthlink)
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 8:58 AM
To: 'Pianotech List'
Subject: RE: keytops
 
We've switched to the keytop that Terry mentions here.  Not only good
looking, but shapes better.easier to trim, file, and notch.
 
Paul C
 
 
I've been using the "German Keytops With Fronts" in "light cream" from
Pianotek #KTF-5C. I just love 'em - they are very attractive. Ask Jon
Rolinovsky what it is like gluing them on - ralinoj@muohio.edu - he does my
keytop work for me - and a mighty dandy job I might add!
 
Terry Farrell
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I tried a new set of keytops, for me, today...Kluge.  I usually use Schaff's
keytops...the Kluge were in connected sets of 7...C through B.   Right off
the bat I had to break the sets apart, which was a pain...in fact until I
figured out the secret (carefully break from the tail until down to the
front, then bend/break in that plane), I broke one front and had to
carefully fit that together when gluing...after that I found (opposite of
the Schaff keytops) that the keytop front didnt' want to adhere to the front
of the key...in other words it didn't have any inherent pressure towards the
key's front surface.   With the Schaff, the angle of the keytop front made
the adhesion good but tended to push the keytop up at the top front area and
I'd get separation unless I clamped.   The Kluge keytop fronts are
apparently at 90 degrees to the top.  I ended up using blue painters tape to
come from the key button stretched across the keytop and over the front and
underneath the key to apply pressure and keep the front against the keys
front surface...I hope this is clear?   At first I didnt' like the
difference but in retrospect I didn't have to clamp the keys, the blue tape
did the trick...

Anyone else have any comments about Kluge...whatever...


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California

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