This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi David, >That sounds like an ingenious way to do one key, but unfortunately = there are 88 which have the same problem... <shrug> I was mostly suggesting a solution for Terry's job, in which there are = about a half dozen difficult keys. I happen to own the keys in = question! ;-) Here's an idea that is totally untried and untested, but definitely = cheap: How about black fiber washers? Some nut and bolt supplier may be able = to supply these things pretty cheaply. They seem pretty tough, more so = than hardwood (?), and I imagine they're quite durable. I don't know = the material, but they should be gluable -- possibly with Titebond, and = most certainly with epoxy. Perhaps one could get a bag of, oh, a couple = hundred of them for a buck or two, and ream the center hole to the = needed size with a sharp bit. How to cut the recess in the keystick? Use a pilot-point drill bit, = chucked in a drill press. Pilot-point bits, made by DeWalt, I believe, = cut flat-bottomed holes -- with a demple in the middle (the pilot = point). Clamp the key firmly, and make all the necessary adjustments to = limit travel to the desired depth. The key can be positioned in the = clamp with a removable balance rail pin, which would extend from the = clamp, through the keystick. Once in position, clamp, and then remove = the pin. Drill, glue your un-reamed fiber washer, and move on. After = the glue is dried/cured, ream the entire set to the correct size. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/65/3d/57/83/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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