keytops

[David Ilvedson]

IMHO...The keytops from Schaff with fronts have the fronts angled in slightly...they tend to force the front of the keytop up in my experience and thus I clamp...these Kluge were 90 degrees + and I had to clamp them to the key with tape...if I hadn't broke one front I'd have no problems with this set.
I'm going to try the other German keytops next..

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California






Original message
From: pianolady50 at peoplepc.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 3/3/2006 5:00:45 AM
Subject: Re: keytops


David,
 
I would find breaking apart the groupings of keytops a real pain.  I even hate having to lay out in order A-G of the Schaff sets and they're usually packaged rather neatly.  Are you just experimenting with using the Kluge?  I haven't encountered the "top lift" problem at all with the Schaff keytops.  Been using them for 10 years, no clamping.
 
Debbie L.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: David Ilvedson 
To: pianotech at ptg.org ; caut at ptg.org 
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 1:18 AM
Subject: keytops


List,

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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