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<DIV><SPAN class=298351316-25032005><FONT
color=#000080>Roger,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=298351316-25032005><FONT color=#000080>Well, for =
once I'm going
to have to disagree with one of your excellent posts. I think the =
amount
of glue shown looks like too much, and will lead to 'ticking' of the =
keys over
the next year or two. I am not referring to a noisy key from the =
hardness
of the glue, I am speaking of a sticking at the start of key movement =
from the
somewhat rubbery / plasticky nature of the glue.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=298351316-25032005><FONT color=#000080>This is very =
much like
the Chinese key syndrome, where the piano company has coated the keys to =
help
stabilize the holes. They make a loud 'click' the first time you =
play
them, then they are quiet until you stop playing them for a while and =
come
back.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=298351316-25032005><FONT color=#000080>Were these =
keys so loose
that simple steaming would not do the job? I have taken a =
similar
approach to yours by steaming the key holes, then either inserting the =
pins as
you have done (which works), or allowed the wood to dry and eased them =
normally.
I find the easing the over tight hole to be preferable to (albeit =
slower
than) using a sizing pin, because the contact area with the key pin =
after
fitting is smaller. The key is snug at the very bottom of the =
key
hole, giving a nicer key movement.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=298351316-25032005><FONT color=#000080>Keep =
an ear out on
these keys for a while - prove me wrong. Maybe some Teflon on =
the
pins will prevent any noise (although this doesn't work well on the =
Chinese
keys).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=298351316-25032005><FONT
color=#000080> :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=298351316-25032005><FONT
color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=298351316-25032005><FONT color=#000080>Don
Mannino</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of =
</B>Roger
Jolly<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:36 PM<BR><B>To:</B> =
College
and University Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Pulley
keys.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT size=3>Greetings
=
all.<BR>  =
;
I solution for pulley keys.<BR><BR>Use a set of balance rail =
pins, Mix
50% PVC-E glue with 50% water. Swab hole, insert pin from the top of =
the key,
swab around bottom of key to form a meniscus around pin. Allow =
24 hrs to
dry. Pin will be frozen in position. Rotate pin one turn, =
and it
will slide out.<BR><BR>Hole will be sized tp perfection.<BR><BR>This =
piano was
a 70's Steinway L with the felt knuckles. All 88 had been over =
sized to
try and solve friction problems. What a =
mess.<BR><BR>Roger</FONT>
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