Not long ago there was some list discussion about this particular job, and since I just finished doing a set I thought I'd post these pics with a short description. I glue the felt on with hide glue in strips that cover about one section at a time, with a little extra to overhang the end keys by at least 1/8" or so. I don't clamp the keys together, but just press them tightly together before gluing, using straightedges to carefully align the keys fore and aft. I apply the glue only to the felt, not to the keysticks. I use lengths of thin wood strips on top of the felt to apply even pressure with two or three large spring clamps, and clamp each section down to the edge of my work bench. I let the glue set overnight, and then slice the keys apart using a long blade in a large X-acto handle, aligning the blade by starting the cut well inboard of the felt - I think this shows clearly in the second picture. I get a nice clean cut that is flush with the key sides, except for the 1/8" overhang on the end keys of each section. For these, I turn the key over onto a scrap block of wood and slice down with the blade flush against the side of the key. I'm sure many or most of you figured this out long ago, but it was apparent from the previous posts that some people were pre-cutting the felt and glueing them on individually, and I believe that this way, or some variation of it, gives much better results in less time. - Mark Dierauf -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DSC01188.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 56723 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060805/b4e2d9ab/attachment-0003.jpe -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DSC01189.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 64158 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060805/b4e2d9ab/attachment-0004.jpe -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DSC01190.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 55887 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060805/b4e2d9ab/attachment-0005.jpe
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