---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 2/12/02 2:54:14 PM Central Standard Time, chikring@midcoast.com writes: > Dear list, > I have been trying to remove some cracked key buttons from a Steinway M > keys. I have 12 to replace. While trying to remove the old button with > heat I could not seem to soften the old hide glue enough to pull the old > button off without ruining the key under it. What is the best way to > remove old key buttons without damaging the key? > > Thanks, > Arthur Arthur It is actually easier to remove key buttons without heating them up. Hold on the to the key firmly, or put it in a vice, and using a pair of pliers, just snap it off, in a side ways motion. If anything, some of the button will remain on the key, which can be filed or sanded off. Wim ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/61/8e/7b/8a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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