"pulley" keys

[Delwin D Fandrich]

Guilty as charged. I saw 'drill bit' and stopped thinking.

This makes your technique a lot less bad.

If there was much easing to be done, I'd still prefer to come through the
bushing with a tapered tool, but the method you describe sounds as though it
would be quick and easy for a touch-up.

Sorry.

Del


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lance Lafargue" <lancelafargue@bellsouth.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: January 04, 2001 5:38 AM
Subject: RE: "pulley" keys


> Del, Richard, Don, Jim, et al,
>
> Maybe you've not read my _early_ posts carefully....  I used cap letters,
> highlighted, explained, that I turn the bit UPSIDE DOWN, CUTTING END IN
THE
> CHUCK OF T HANDLE, CHUCK SIDE OF BIT INTO KEY.  I don't think I am taking
> any more wood than an easing tool does.  It IS only compression... I
> think... And if I am coming in from the bottom, WITH THE DRILL BIT SMOOTH
> END, am I not just making the base of the "V" larger?   So, again, to all
of
> you, if the bit compresses/sizes from the bottom of a slightly tight key,
> would that be an acceptable technique?  Thanks,
>
>
> Lance Lafargue, RPT