[pianotech] buttons and shoes - was pulley key...

[David Love]

Thanks for changing the subject line.  And what's your reasoning for not
wanting maple on the shoe?  

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Nossaman [mailto:rnossaman at cox.net] 
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 5:23 AM
To: davidlovepianos at comcast.net; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] buttons and shoes - was pulley key...

On 9/26/2012 11:49 PM, David Love wrote:
> On a related matter, what's your opinion about the type of wood that 
> should be used for key shoes and buttons. How hard is too hard, how 
> soft is too soft?

Del's may differ, but my preference is maple or poplar for buttons, and
poplar for shoes.
Ron N