Molded Keytops

[Greg Torres]

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The "other" Greg was I, Greg Torres...

Please forgive me for not having my last name included...I just got back =
from vacation and had to re-install everything this week due to a hard =
disk crash and I forgot to include my last name in my account =
info....sorry!

Best,
Greg Torres
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Greg Newell=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 3:01 PM
  Subject: Re: Molded Keytops


  FWIW this copied post was not posted by Greg Newell but by some other =
Greg.

  Greg Newell


  At 06:13 AM 6/19/2002, you wrote:

    If one were to use a water based adhesive instead of a solvent-based =
one then that wopuldn't be a problem...I have used a latex based =
adhesive (Liquid Nails, white stuff in a squeeze tube) in the past that =
worked very well although it was much slower setting than acetone/keytop =
solution....
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    Now, this brings to mind another keytop question...
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    Has someone come up with a molded keytop (or can someone please do =
so?) that is slightly smaller in width at both the head and even smaller =
at the tail? I believe this idea would be better than always having to =
trim off SO MUCH excess plastic...
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    I realize that key sizes vary somewhat and that they are not always =
uniform in size, but a better key covering job could be more easily =
obtained simply by shrinking the dimensions of the keytop slightly, =
especially for those who do not have a keytop trimming jig or =
machine....
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    FWIW, I am speaking primarily of the Schaff/Apsco keytops commonly =
used...=20
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    Anybody?
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    Best,
    Greg
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      ----- Original Message -----=20
      From: Jon Page=20
      To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
      Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 7:05 AM=20
      Subject: Re: Molded Keytops




      The plastic would be rather thin and the grain in the wood or the =
joint for the front rail plug=20
      would figure the surface.  I'm sure you've seen an older set of =
plastic keytops which have=20
      'shrunken" into the keystick surface.


      Regards,


      Jon Page,   piano technician=20
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      At 07:41 AM 6/13/2002 -0400, you wrote:
        Why don't they make replacement molded keytops the same =
thickness as ivory or ivorine so we don't have to plane the keys?=20
        =20
        Philip Jamison=20
        West Chester, PA

  Greg Newell
  mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net=20

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