<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Sep 22, 2005, =
at 7:31 PM, Fred Sturm wrote:</DIV><BR =
class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P =
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" =
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">I use a piece of aluminum =
angle (channel, or other configurations will do)</FONT></P> <P =
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" =
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">cut to length. A lot =
cheaper, nice and light weight.<SPAN =
class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> =
</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV>I have a 4' aluminum ruler that I've always =
used and gotten decent results with. But when I came here, the shop =
already had one of the crowned wooden keysticks. I just like using it =
much better. It's lighter, faster to work with and I don't have to =
worry about gouging the piano cabinet with the sharp metal edges. I =
don't know why, but I also prefer the sound of the key clicking against =
a wooden stick over the tink of the aluminum.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>to each his own I =
suppose</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Jeff</DIV></BODY></HTML>=