Plastic keytop repair

[rjwag at pacifier.com]

Indeed!  -- from Mike Wagner @ Wagner Technical LLC.

Acrylikey II is not designed for plastic key top repairs, but works
extremely well on natural ivory.

As noted--and because different piano manufactures use slightly different
plastic foundations--it is difficult to get a clean, color-matched join
'twixt dissimilar materials.

Pianotek Supply Co has has asked that we investigate alternatives for
plastic keytops, and plan to send a sampling that we might find a
companion for our Acrylikey II product.

I'll keep you posted on progress.

Thanks,
Mike--in honor of my wonderful brother Richard who created Acrylikey.





> You can always borrow from the high treble for the correct key and use the
> replacement up there...
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> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA 94044
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> Original message
> From: piannaman at aol.com
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Received: 10/12/2006 9:32:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Plastic keytop repair
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> Seems like replacing the keytop is the best bet.  It isn't difficult, as
> long as you have a good color match.  Steinway catalogs stuff pretty well,
> from what I gather, so they should have a a good match.  Heat gun, sharp
> knife, PVC-E glue and the correct key are about all you'll need.
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> Dave Stahl
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> Dave Stahl Piano Service
> 650-224-3560
> dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net
> http://dstahlpiano.net/
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 8:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Plastic keytop repair
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> Haven't tried it yet, but my understanding is that with a white keytop you
> simply add titanium oxide to the mix to match the color. I have used it
> without adding titanium oxide and the patch is indeed yellow.
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> Terry Farrell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Ilvedson
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 10:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Plastic keytop repair
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> Acrillikey don't work so well on plastic...yellow ring around the
> repair...replace the keytop...
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> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA 94044
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> Original message
> From: Farrell
> To: "Pianotech List"
> Received: 10/12/2006 2:15:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Plastic keytop repair
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> Acrillikey.
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> Terry Farrell
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> What's the latest, best repair for a chipped keytop? This is a small notch
> in the center of the key lip. It's on a Steinway D in a good theater.
> Haven't done this recently so I need an update on the latest technology.
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