[pianotech] Plastic key repair

[Ryan Sowers]

That's good to know! It's also good to know that in this tough economy you
have the ability to diversify your skills. Doing professional nail jobs
could give you some variety in your work day, not to mention all the young
ladies that are bound to stop by the shop!

Actually this really makes sense, because I imagine its really easy to chip
a nail while playing the piano! Maybe investing in a tanning bed might be a
good idea too - it would come in handy for bleaching out those yellowed
ivories!

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Delwin D Fandrich <del at fandrichpiano.com>wrote:

> You may not have noticed the repairs on the Kimball grand keys in our shop,
> Ryan. They were done with an acrylic concoction I picked up from a local
> beauty supply store. It is supposed to be used for fingernail repairs, etc.
> Except for a very minor color mismatch the stuff filled some fairly deep
> gouges which are now almost invisible. These keys have a slightly matte
> finish—I did not try to buff them to a high polish; don’t know how that
> would work.
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> ddf
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> Delwin D Fandrich
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> Piano Design & Fabrication
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> 620 South Tower Avenue
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> Centralia, Washington 98531 USA
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> del at fandrichpiano.com
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> ddfandrich at gmail.com
> Phone  360.736.7563
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> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Ryan Sowers
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:44 PM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Plastic key repair
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> I've tried Acrylikey on celluloid keytops and it doesn't work so great.
> There is some reaction between the two materials that causes discoloration
> along the joint. I haven't tried it on acrylic keytop material though. Try
> it on a spare keytop first!
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>  With celluloid I  have had some success making a filler out of teflon
> powder and CA glue with catalyst.
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> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Carlos Ralon <ceralon at comcast.net> wrote:
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> List,
> Does the Acrylikey product work in repairing plastic keys with a fine
> crack? Each crack less than 1 inch. I think they are stress fractures. Only
> about 6 keys with the problem and I would like to not replace the full set.
> That plastic on the Baldwin studios does not respond well to heat removal.
> Carlos Ralon, RPT
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> --
> Ryan Sowers, RPT
> Puget Sound Chapter
> Olympia, WA
> www.pianova.net
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Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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