matchiing key color

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Tom,
       We have quite a supply of salvaged key tops,  all shapes,colours,
sizes and materials. It's the pack rat in me. If you can send a sample we
will try a match for you.  Glad to see you on the list.
Regards Roger



At 06:12 AM 14/09/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Greetings to the list!
>
>    I did a small job for a client who had a chipped plastic keytop.  It
>seemed too large for the acrylic trick, so I put on a new top.  I had
>told her that the color could be a problem.  She said anything would be
>better than the chip.
>
>    My feeling was that anything wasn't better, but I had no options.
>
>    The piano in question was a Lesage ( similar to Bell pianos ) circa
>1922.  The material to cover keys was a soft type of plastic.  It was
>strangely colored, and had almost a smoky, green cast to it.  Very odd
>looking beside the white.
>
>    Anyway, my question involves matching colors.  Does anyone have a
>method for doing some type of key coloring so that a one or two top
>replacement does not glare out from the keyboard?  Any help in this
>matter would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>Tom Dickson
>
>Regina, Sask., Canada
>
>
Roger Jolly
Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre
Saskatoon and Regina
Saskatchewan, Canada.
306-665-0213
Fax 652-0505